Event (last update):
- Stories on my class, World Regions (March 20, 2018)
- SXSWEdu and SXSW (Mar. 13, 2013)
- Kickstarter crowd funding project (Nov 10, 2012)
- Twitter stories (Jan. 3, 2012)
- Interview with Former Australia PM Kevin Rudd (April 11, 2013)
- The Way event (Feb 9, 2011)
- Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi (Dec. 6, 2011)
- Gary Vaynerchuk event (May 17, 2010)
- The Plaid Avenger in the news (Jan. 03, 2013)
- Plaid Avenger comic reviews
Stories on my class, World Regions
Unite Thousands of Online Learners with a Selfie Game
CourseHero
03-20-18
How a Flipped Syllabus, Twitter and YouTube Made This Professor Teacher of the Year
EdSurge
12-18-17
CourseHero Master Educator
CourseHero
12-11-17
The democratisation of learning
The Economist
10-03-14
The King of Jordan Gives Virginia Tech a Surprising Shout Out
InTheCapital
02-17-14
The Plaid Avenger strikes again
WDBJ7
01-29-14
Virginia Conversations: Semester at Sea
Virginia Public Radio
01-17-14
11 DC-Area Professors Using Twitter Right
InTheCapital
10-14-13
Skype Interviews and Twitter Assignments Give Students a Unique Learning Experience
edCetera
08-20-13
Virginia Tech class keeps up with technology
WSLS-10
11-28-12
Virginia Tech’s largest class invites Obama to a foreign policy discussion (VIDEO)
The Washington Post Blog
09-07-12
Boyer calls Obama to come to Tech
Collegiate Times
09-5-12
Three Questions to Ask as Universities Incorporate Hybrid Classroom Pedagogies
TechChange
7-23-12
Professor John Boyer AKA ‘The Plaid Avenger’ on Poll Everywhere
PollEverywhere.com
7-11-12
Gaming & Higher Education
Social Innovation MN blog
6-12-12
More College Disciplines Join the Digital Dance
The Atlantic
6-7-12
Professor Rock Star
Whose University by Mark Brown
5-11-12
Contemplating the Megaclass
OnlineCollege.org
5-8-12
Engaging a 2,670-student-class by utilizing technologies
Technology Enhanced Learning at the University of Minnesota blog
05-04-12
‘Plaid Avenger’ geography prof brings the world to his students — with the help of Skype
The Toronto Star
5-4-12
Can Large Classes Be Effective?
In at PrincetonReview.com
04-30-12
How Technology Helps Keep This 3,000-Student Class Engaged
Good.is blog
04-30-12
John Boyer's massive face-to-face class at Virginia Tech
CIS471 blog
4-30-12
'Supersizing' the College Classroom: How One Instructor Teaches 2,670 Students
The Chronicle of Higher Education
4-29-12
Does it take a superhero to teach a supersized class?
Online Media Design (blog)
11-8-11
Boyer may not teach 3,000-person world regions course again
Collegiate Times
11-9-11
‘Mega’ world regions should stay
Collegiate Times
11-9-11
World regions inspires students
Collegiate Times
9-8-11
Boyer meets world
Collegiate Times
9-8-11
Takeaway Tweets & Transcript from #CampusChat with The Plaid Avenger
CampusChat.com
5-18-11
Superhero draws Virginia Tech students to class
WDBJ-7
12-9-09
Story: http://www.wdbj7.com/wdbj7-superherodrawsvirginiatech-11650263,0,5708681.story
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiXsBcYC6o0
SXSW (updated March 13, 2013)
How Video Calls Globalize Shared Learning
SXSWedu
03-05-13
Going Graphic With the News
SXSW
03-10-13
SXSWedu Session Topic: Supersizing the Classroom: 3,000 Students and Beyond
TexasSchoolBusiness blog
03-28-12
Education: 'It's Time To Be Innovative.' Something everyone can agree on: digital classrooms
Austin Chronicle
03-16-12
Associated Press interview at SXSW on Ustream
AP Mobile
03-14-12
Supersizeing the Classroom: 3000 Students & Beyond (listen to audio presentation)
SXSW
03-10-12
Kickstarter crownd funding project (updated Nov 10, 2012)
Boyer raises funds for Plaid Avenger app
Collegiate Times
11-12-12
Interactive educational comic/app: Plaid Avenger in Mexico!
Successful Kickstarter Campaign
11-10-12
License to Teach: The Plaid Avenger
Tor.com
11-8-12
Meet the World’s Most Interesting Professor Who Just So Happens to be From Virginia Tech (And Needs Your Help!)
InTheCapital
10-24-12
Twitter stories (updated Jan. 3, 2012)
Rupert Murdoch and 'unverified' missus in Twitter tangle
The Register (UK)
1-3-12
Twitter newbie Rupert Murdoch following fake account
CNN
1-3-12
News Corp's Rupert Murdoch joins Twitter social network
BBC
1-2-12
Rupert Murdoch starts tweeting; Twitterverse returns heavy fire
ZDNet
1-2-12
Fake World Leader Twitter Feeds
About.com
5-5-11
Famous and fake: Twitter's funniest faux-celebrities
France 24
3-28-11
Plaid Avenger tweets keep news sensible
CollegiateTimes
11-17-10
Kevin Rudd event: (updated April 11, 2013)
04-11-13
Recording of Skype chat with Kevin Rudd
02-29-13
Sydney Morning Herald
US class offers Rudd beer for online chat
02-22-13
Herald Sun
Rudd takes up offer to Skype US students
02-20-13
Nine MSN
US class invites Rudd to have Skype conversation
02-20-13
Perth Now
Kevin Rudd slows social media campaign but set to Skype US college
02-13-13
Collegiate Times
John Boyer invites former-prime minister to Skype interview
Aung San Suu Kyi event: (updated Dec. 16, 2011)
Five Awesome Virtual Field Trips for Students of All Ages
Mind Shift
03-13-12
A Memorable Skype Call between Aung San Suu Kyi and Virginia Tech Students
Skype Play: Innovative ways people are using Skype
12-16-11
Blogging about skyping with a Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Jessysaurusrex (blog from VT alumni and former student)
12-6-11
‘Plaid Avenger’ Pulls Off The Remarkable
edtech digest
12-6-11
Aung San Suu Kyi holds live Skype interview with Virginia Tech students
WDBJ-7
12-5-11
Aung San Suu Kyi Skypes US students
storyful.
12-2-11
Burmese Pro-Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi To Visit VA Tech (Via Skype)
Hack Education (blog)
12-4-11
Virginia Tech Prof to Skype with Burma's resistance leader on Monday
Cool Cat Teacher (blog)
12-4-11
The power of the Internet
Plain Talking (blog)
Bouncing Cats event:
Bouncing Cats: Crazy Legs and Abramz Reunite (video)
Red Bull Media House
12-19-11
Breaking boundaries
Collegiate Times
11-30-11
Invisible Children event:
Charity co-founder speaks to Tech
Collegiate Times
11-8-11
THE WAY event:
Emilio Estevez and Martin Sheen stop by Virginia Tech
WSLS-TV Channel 10
9-29-11
Virginia Tech welcomes big stars, new film "The Way"
The Roanoke Times
9-29-11
'The Way' draws a crowd
Collegiate Times
9-29-11
Social media campaign brings famous Hollywood duo to Blacksburg
WDBJ-7
9-26-11
Two faculty members bring Hollywood to Blacksburg
VT news
9-26-11
Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez to visit Tech
Collegiate Times
9-21-11
Tweed, Video Wednesday
Chronicle of Higher Education
9-6-11
Gary Vaynerchuk event:
Gary Vaynerchuk Wows Virginia Tech
Handshake 2.0
5-17-11
Gary Vaynerchuk And A Cultural Shift
The Social Buzz Lab
5-13-11
Gary V Visits Virginia Tech
Video by Blair Knight, Laura Sposato & Kelsey Webb
5-3-11
Attendance reward: Students won internships, cash at recent lecture
Collegiate Times
5-3-11
The Passion Of Gary Vaynerchuk
Forbes
4-28-11
The Plaid Avenger in the news (updated Jan. 3, 2013)
Crafting an Academic Screencasting Persona
OnlineUniversities.com
01-03-13
Convenience or Convention: Publishers, Tech professors are making the switch to alternative textbooks
Collegiate Times
10-16-12
Protesters in the Middle East use images drawn by a former VT student
WDBJ-7
3-2-11
Virginia Tech professor's artwork used in Libyan protests
WSLS-10
2-24-11
Former Virginia Tech student's caricature of Gadhafi showing up in protests
CBS-6
2-25-11
Blacksburg man's pen mightier than the sword
The Roanoke Times
2-26-11
Plaid Avenger comic reviews
Comics Waiting Room Review of Plaid Avenger #2: Battle for Burma
Comics Waiting Room
6-5-10
Marketing a Super Hero
Handshake 2.0
4-12-10
Comic Book Bin Review of Plaid Avenger #2: Battle for Burma
Comic Book Bin
4-20-10
Behind the Scenes With The Plaid Avenger
Comic Book Bin
5-16-09
Comic Critique Review of Plaid Avenger #1: Arctic Antics
Comic Critique .Com
5-11-09
Comic Book Bin Review of Plaid Avenger #1: Arctic Antics
Comic Book Bin
3-7-09
'This is learning in action'
The Roanoke Times
9-15-08
Geography book stir controversy
Collegiate Times
3-16-07