Following Jim Groom's most recent post after his well-deserved time off the grid, I'm really inspired to make a mashup that includes Darth Vader and some Stormtroopers, underscored by The Imperial March subtly playing in the background, and all wrapped-in with media bits from Blackboard 8 Empire Enterprise Academic Suite announcements.
Thematically, I think the plot points in Stars Wars: New Hope (as well as scatterings from other episodes) will have some interesting parallels with the the dominating forces of LMS's like Blackboard against the rebellious academic spirit of open source and Web 2.0 tools. In the end, no matter the technological might brought to bear by the Empire, the Rebellion (dare I say...faculty??) nevertheless thwarts Vader and his merry band of Stormtroopers at every turn. It may take some creative heroics and a bit of the ol' Force, but my bets are with the Rebels.
For background thoughts go check Jim's post, and keep your eyes open for an upcoming premiere.
Jim - wanna help me out with this?
I was going to include a couple episode clips that I have in mind, but I can't find them online. However, I did find this one, which is absolutely hilarious.
