Oil Spill Devastates CA Coast: HuffPost Live

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Sean on Huffpost Live 05-22-15I was on Huffington Post Live this afternoon.  I wasn’t able to finish my thought (Real Housewives were apparently on deck), but if I had, I would have noted that our clean-up technology hasn’t kept pace with our drilling/extraction technology.  And that you can have all the regulations you like, but it is the government that needs to be there in person for the inspections and enforcement side of the equation.  When you chronically underfund agencies, there simply isn’t the person power for inspections.

Yeah, should have said that more succinctly.

This segment covers pipeline regulations, tourism perspectives, and has brief update from US Coast Guard (the indecent command lead)…in addition to my ramblings about use of the coast and ecological impacts.

HuffPost Live is a live-streaming network that attempts to create the most social video experience possible. Viewers are invited to join discussions live as on-air guests. Topics range from politics to pop culture.

Source: Oil Spill Devastates California Coast

Oil Spill Sizes

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See our oil spill size comparison in our research section.

Deepwater Horizon Overview Poster 2015

Santa Barbara oil spill: Pipeline operator has long record of problems

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The oil pipeline rupture at Refugio State Beach may have spilled as much as 105,000 gallons of crude, authorities said. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Source: Santa Barbara oil spill: Pipeline operator has long record of problems – LA Times

Environmentalists seize on latest Santa Barbara oil spill – US News

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GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — More than 6,000 gallons of oil had been raked, skimmed and vacuumed from a spill that stretched across 9 miles of California coast in a cleanup effort that is now going 24 hours a day, officials said, but that’s some of the sticky, stinking goo that escaped from a broken pipeline.

Source: Environmentalists seize on latest Santa Barbara oil spill – US News

California Oil Spill: Biologists Eyeing Extent of Damage to Waters, Wildlife – NBC News

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It could be weeks before the beach near Santa Barbara is cleaned up, and even years before the damage to the wildlife is realized, scientists say.

Source: California Oil Spill: Biologists Eyeing Extent of Damage to Waters, Wildlife – NBC News

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Your role in one word…

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I recently co-presented a session for the Educause Learning Institute’s workshop series, How to Humanize Your Online Course. In our presentation, VoiceThread for Universal Design: Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners, we discussed ways that faculty can use VoiceThread for facilitating Universal Design, provided recommended guidelines for using VoiceThread, and some strengths and disadvantages of the tool.

During the presentation, we asked participants to share one word that represents the role they might play when facilitating a VoiceThread. Here’s their responses in Wordle format:

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When you think about facilitating a VoiceThread (or any online discussion, for that matter), what role do you think you’ll play and why?

VoiceThread Wordle

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I recently co-presented a session for the Educause Learning Institute’s workshop series, How to Humanize Your Online Course. In our presentation (provided below), VoiceThread for Universal Design: Addressing the Needs of Diverse Learners, we discussed ways that faculty can use VoiceThread for facilitating Universal Design, provided recommended guidelines for using VoiceThread, and some strengths and disadvantages of the tool.

During the presentation, we asked participants to share one word that represents the role they might play when facilitating a VoiceThread. Here’s their responses in Wordle format:

Screen Shot 2015-05-20 at 11.22.51 AMWhen you think about facilitating a VoiceThread (or any online discussion, for that matter), what role do you think you’ll play and why?