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About Me:: I teach online courses in mythology and folklore at the University of Oklahoma, and Latin and Greek are my hobbies! :-)

Best/worst computer-related classroom happening:: I want to brag here about my genius student, Randy Hoyt - he built the Greek online word processor at TypeGreek.com and the amazing Rotating Content Tool at RotateContent.com. These are two tools I couldn't do without! Although I had fun teaching in the classroom, I have definitely had my best classroom experiences via the world of computers, seeing my students at their very best!

At 7:07am on June 4, 2007, lsb said…: hey, the audio latin sounds great; i've also been doing some work with distributing oral latin, albeit differently: www.poetaexmachina.net

At 4:07pm on August 1, 2007, Latinum Institute said…: Thanks for telling about writing to Google - I wrote to them about Adler, and gave them the link to the podcast - they said they'd fix the problem. I suppose they will, as the book is being used a lot, I expect their download stats on it will have shot up since I started using it for the lobus disseminuus.

At 3:30pm on September 15, 2007, Seumas Macdonald said…: Hi Laura. I think one of the things I'm appreciating more and more is the ability to connect with people doing similar/related things in Classics, which is so often an isolated pursuit, and have a real fruitful exchange with them. Hopefully this space will grow and blossom like that too.

At 3:31pm on September 23, 2007, Seumas Macdonald said…: I look forward to your Vulgate project. I'd be interested to hear about how you approached teaching Biblical Greek. One of my keen interests is taking the moves towards a communicative, or even a reading-based, approach to Latin, and applying them to Greek, esp. Biblical Greek. I would say an overwhelming majority of theology students graduate with a very grammar-translation knowledge of Greek, and often very little ability simply to read the text - one of my hobby horses and little personal causes.

At 10:17am on October 8, 2007, Raphaela said…: Hi Laura,

Thanks for the link to the Heloise texts! I'm going to enjoy reading those alongside Abelard. (So much Latin, so little time...)

At 11:49am on October 8, 2007, Raphaela said…: No I haven't, but I've just wishlisted Marion Meade's novel on the strengths of the reviews at the IMDB page you linked to!

At 2:02pm on October 22, 2007, Jerry Proffitt said…: Laura,
I am not a native Texan. I grew up in North Carolina. I envy you the climate and the rolling hills. I do enjoy Fort Worth, and the museums are wonderful.
I particularly enjoy your Bestaria Latina. Keep up the good work.
Jerry

At 8:35am on November 11, 2007, Raphaela said…: Thanks, Laura! As for the lyrics, I learned the first two verses as a child, but until I Googled the song on Friday I had no idea there were any more... OR that they lent themselves so well to translating into Latin! :)

At 10:37pm on November 12, 2007, Lisa St. Louis said…: Laura, Dr. Shawn Graham and I loooove your site! We think the look of it is absolutely amazing. Shawn has just got me blogging finally for RWU and we have just done an Amazon bookstore for the school. We get so many great ideas from your site. Thanks for inspiring us. Dux femina facti!

At 6:45am on November 27, 2007, ERIC said…: DEAR LAURA...AMONG OTHER THINGS, I AM A POET WHO IS WRITING A PLAY. SO FAR I HAVE SEVEN CHARACTERS. THREE MANICS (MALES) AND THREE DEPRESSIVES (FEMALES) AND THEIR PASTOR/PASTORAL COUNSELOR. THE NAME AGITATUM CAME TO ME FOR ONE OF THE MANIC MEN. IT THEN OCCURRED TO ME THAT THIS NAME MIGHT COME FROM SOMETHING LATIN LIKE...AGITO, AGITARE, AGITATUM...OF COURSE I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND NOTHERING DIRECTLY RELATING TO MY HUNCH, BUT I DID FIND YOUR BLOG. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ON THIS THOUGHT? THANKS IN ADVANCE...ERIC (AGITATUM)