Tuesday, April 21, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 3
Trees planted for accident victim
Norbert and Marlene Hermes, Salina residents, help plant a tree in memory of their son, Jon, who was killed while riding his bike last year. The tree planting ceremony was held yesterday afternoon at South Park. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
By Jeremy M. Doherty
jdoherty@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
More than 20 Lawrence residents and University of Kansas students paid their respects to bicyclist Jon Hermes at a 30-minute ceremony yesterday at South Park.
Family members, friends and co-workers of Hermes gathered at 2:30 p.m. to dedicate two young redbud trees to Hermes. Hermes, a Lawrence resident,
Jon Hermes friends and family tied green ribbons on the second of two trees planted in his memory at South Park. Photo by Roger Nomer/KANSAN
died after being hit by a dump truck in September while riding his bike at the corner of Ninth and Mississippi streets.
Hermes' father, Norbert Hermes, called the planting of the trees a beautiful tribute to his son, who was 30 years old at the time of his death.
“It's something that those who knew him from around here can use to remind themselves of him,” Norbert Hermes said as his wife, Marlene, looked on. “He loved the outdoors. It's a fitting tribute to him.”
Tears welled in the eyes of friends and family, but the ceremony proceeded without fanfare. A mild breeze swept through the park as Jon Hermes' parents and his sister, Lori Wilbur, placed the first shovelfuls of dirt around the trees.
The trees had been purchased from Lawrence's parks and recreation department by employees of Kinko's Copies, where Jon Hermes had worked for more than four years.
Larry Fitzgerald, manager of Kinko's, said employees raised about $200 among themselves to pay for the trees. Redbuds were chosen to match the trees already growing at South Park.
"He spent most of his free
"It's something that those who knew him from around he e can use to remind themselves of him. He loved the outdoors. It's a fitting tribute to him."
Norbert Hermes Jon Hermes' father
time here," Fitzgerald said.
Wilbur described her brother as a devoted environmentalist who once aspired for a career as a graphic artist. She said she was touched by her brother's co-workers' gesture.
"That's a very meaningful thing," she said. "It shows that he not only meant a lot to his family but to his friends as well."
Kinko's intends to plant one tree each year in remembrance of Jon Hermes. Fitzgerald said the store hoped to keep the public aware of bicycle safety issues and environmental causes in the process.
"He was one of the most important people at the store at making sure that things were recycled, so this is very fitting," Fitzgerald said.
University travels to Cyberspace
English class uses 'Bartleby' Web site to enhance learning
By Aaron Knopf
aknopf@kansan.com
Kansas staff writer
He said he hoped the site would help his students to read the story more actively than they would using a printed version.
Springer, professor of English, has put the story on the Web and has linked it to historical information, literary criticism and other resources.
When students in Haskell Springer's American literature class read Herman Melville's "Bartleby, the Scrivenner," they do not open a book. They turn on their computers.
"You find in your anthology instructional material, and you find footnotes," Springer said. "But you can't find links to what people have said. You can't find visual illustrations of the locations in which the story takes place or of the individuals who are referred to in the story. All of that can be available on the Web site."
Thirty years of teaching have helped Springer realize this material would be valuable to students.
"I teach mostly the 19th and early-20th century in American literature, and I know very well that my students are not familiar with
much of the culture or geography or the contemporary references that appear in these works." Springer said.
To ensure students use the online resources, their next test will include information presented on the Web site, Springer said. Springer's Web site is accessible only to his students. He said eventually he would like to make it available to anyone who wanted to use it for educational research.
However, Springer said he did not see his Web site as a replacement for classroom teaching because literature courses require face-to-face interaction.
Some of Springer's students said they had benefited from having resources online.
"Because the site contains photographs of places and people pertinent to 'Bartleby,' it makes the story easier to comprehend," said Anise Deters, Harveyville senior.
Catherine Bolton, Lawrence junior, said Springer had created an exceptional Web site.
"I think that it's important to learn to navigate the 'Net because that is the wave of the future," Bolton said. "At the same time, we can't neglect understanding how to use the library."
Bolton said it might be difficult for students who did not have their own computers to find time to use the site thoroughly, especially with so many campus lab computers in use during the semester's end.
This is the second year Springer has used the "Bartleby" Web site. During the fall of 1998, Springers plan to take a sabbatical to begin putting "Moby Dick" online.
New support unit will help professors learn online design
By Aaron Knopf
aknopf@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Faculty members looking to develop projects such as Haskell Springer's "Bartleby" Web site will have a new place to go for assistance next year.
The lowest level of Budig Hall will house Instructional Development and Support Services, a new unit that will help faculty with online instructional design.
Associate Provost Sandra Gautt said the new unit would work closely with other campus organizations that support faculty in their instructional mission, such as the Center for Teaching Excellence and Academic Computing Services.
Gautt described how people in the new unit would assist faculty. In her example, a professor wants to learn how to incorporate PowerPoint, a software package for leading presentations, into his lectures.
"They sit down with the faculty member, and the process starts with a discussion about, 'How do you currently
teach? What is it you want to incorporate?
What do you want to change?" Gaunt said. "The discussion doesn't start with. How do I use PowerPoint?"
Gautt said such a discussion might reveal that a technical solution, such as using PowerPoint, was not the best possible one for conveying information.
Instructional Development and Support Services would have the necessary equipment, such as computers and scanners, to develop multimedia courses.
How the new unit will assist in the production of online course materials remains to be determined, Gautt said. Gautt said it was possible that student workers might do most of this work.
"There would be a corps of students available for departments to hire, on even a project basis, to work with faculty to do the production," Gautt said of one proposal.
Fred Rodriguez, director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, said this already was happening.
At a recent dinner and dialogue about technology and education sponsored by the center, Rodriguez said he asked the professors in attendance whether they had developed Web pages for their courses.
Of the 40 people in attendance, about 15 to 20 said they had Web sites, but none of the professors had developed the sites themselves, Rodriguez said. Students had done all the work, he said.
1998-1999 University/Community Service Scholarship Award
As a result of the efforts of many students saving the furniture and art objects while providing invaluable service to firefighters during the Kansas Union fire on April 20,1970, insurance carriers decided to present the Kansas Union with a gift. Each year,the Student Union Activities Board awards about $1,200 to deserving students who have made significant contributions to the University and Lawrence communities.
From the Kansas and Burge Unions
Qualifications:
- Must be an undergraduate KU student this spring semester and be enrolled in nine or more hours.
- Must be returning to the University for Fall 1998 and Spring 1999 semester
- Must have demonstrated service to the University and/or Lawrence community.
- Academic and financial need will be minimal considerations in application reviews.
Applications:
Available at the SUA Box Office, Level Four in the Kansas Union. Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 1998 at the SUA office. For more information, call (785) 864-3477.
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