I am a scholar who builds websites these days. It is the way I learn, and the way I share what I learn -- with students and colleagues around the world.

My work as a scholar is listed on the left. The constant across all of the activities is computers. From Univac to netbook, computers have been the tool of choice. The Univac was what there was when I was in graduate school. A netbook is my latest computer; it is considerably more powerful than the Univac was, of course.

At the moment my websites are about global communication -- news broadcasts that aspire to a global audience. How does that make a difference in the news they provide their audience? What does that portend for an evolving global culture? And about new media and politics. That began with the videos of primaries for the 2008 presidential election and is now moving on the White House use of YouTube and micro blogging and politics in the U.S. and around the world.

I have an ongoing interest in governing feudal England. There have been a number of papers; at the moment the website is about life and history in England, but it is a website visited by more people than I have ever been able to help learn in classrooms.