Promoting Interest in the Classroom
An essay about the role teachers play in making subjects interesting, valuable and relevant to students. Prompted by an Open-House visit to Westland High School.
XHTML—the beginning
A basic overview of XHTML and starting a web page.
June 22, 2008 Newsletter



June 22, 2008 Newsletter with photos of Hayden, Harvestmen and a physics cartoon.
Jack Buckingham Retires after 31 Years in SWCS




Jack Buckingham was one of my teachers at Westland High School. This is a short feature on Buck.
Importing Methods from an unrelated Class in PHP5
Sometimes you need to steal a method from an unrelated class without becoming a child. Here's how.
Education in the Digital Age
Essay on education in the modern digital age.
Site Terms & Conditions
Basic terms and conditions for using the Shawn Olson Artistic Network.
A Comparison of two major dynamic web platforms (LAMP vs. WISA)
Dynamic web sites are powered by web technologies. What do these technologies do and which is best?