About me

I've been a professional educator and writer all of my adult life. My first job out of graduate school (Doctor of Arts-Writing) was as an assistant professor of rhetoric at America's oldest remaining college for men. After five years there, I landed at another small liberal arts college, where I served as an associate professor of English and journalism.

Editor
Then the magazine world called: I first served as a managing editor and then as executive editor at a publishing company that specializes in health and active-lifestyle magazines. Combining education and professional editing, I also served as my publishing company's in-house editorial trainer of magazine designers and editors.

Books and Boys
Today, in addition to being the executive editor at a book publishing company in Georgia, I'm also the proud father of a sixteen-year-old boy and the ever-grateful husband of a woman with the patience of Job.

Interests

multimedia

Skills

adobe creative suite, camtasia, captivate, adobe flash, copyediting

Website

https://www.youtube.com/user/peakdavid

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David Taylor

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What's the Diff? Are They Really Any Significant Differences Between Private For-Profit and Non-Profit Schools?

After teaching at both for over a decade, I have not found any significant differences. At a for-profit school, there is more information shared about budgets, enrollments, and other measures of financial health. At a private nonprofitschool, that same infomation tends to stay hidden. Otherwise, I have not seen significant differences.

If anything, the private for-profits tend to pour more into student services and placement in an effort to boost retention and reputation.

What differences have you seen?

David Taylor

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What's the Diff? Are They Really Any Significant Differences Between Private For-Profit and Non-Profit Schools?

If anything, the private for-profits tend to pour more into student services and placement in an effort to boost retention and reputation.

What differences have you seen?

David Taylor

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The "New" PowerPoint

Royalty Free Photography for Your Projects

I've had good success in shifting students from creating text-heavy PowerPoints to presentations that are more visually compelling. Attached is the instructional document that I use.

David Taylor

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Royalty-Free, Copyright-Safe Photography for Your Projects

Royalty Free Photography for Your Projects Royalty-Free, Copyright-Safe Photography for Your Projects

IN case you haven't heard, clip art is avoided in presentations that aim to be taken seriously. The revolution in digital photography and its proliferation on the Internet have made the acquisition of quality photography easy, cheap and safe. The result is a new expectation for contemporary presentations--

Exceptional photography that gives presentations a visual impact that cannot be achieved with even the cutest, cleverest clip art.

Yes, there are still justifiable uses of clip art--times when only it will do. These exceptions will be obvious and… >>>

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Royalty Free Photography for Your Projects

David Taylor

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EmergingEdTech

Latest article: "January’s Favorite Education and Instructional Technology YouTube Videos"

http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/01/favorite-education-instructional-technology-youtube-videos/

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EmergingEdTech

Weekly updates on cutting-edge technology for online teachers.

David Taylor

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The Introvert

You are to be applauded for your efforts with this student. Given his limitations, I'm wondering if he needs social services and counseling that are beyond an instructor's purview.

David Taylor

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The Power of the Brand!

Our brand is "The Serious U"--an open admissions university with the goal of teaching marketable skills to adult learners.

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