UPDATE: Thanks to Nathan Rein (see comments) for making me realize that my title is misleading. The discussion started with blogging under anonymity, but my
Category: Education
Quote for Today from Paul Feyerabend
Feyerabend’s book, “Against Method” stands as a critical look at science, and how we “know.” As part of the domain “philosophy of Science” he stands
Digital Textbooks: Fairness in Pricing after DRM is Hacked
In my last post, I put forward my argument for how digital textbooks can result in a win-win for publishers, students and authors. (Okay, so
Digital Textbooks and “Fair Pricing”
Those who know me personally know I have a strong desire to see digital textbooks succeed. I think it has the potential to deliver a
Results from “How do you Watch TV?”
A while back my brother and I asked in a Survey “How do you watch TV?” The survey came from a discussion my brother and
Are Professors “Scribes?” I think therefore I’m not…
In a recent blog post, Stevie Rocco wrote that “Professor X is a scribe.” She wrote that as part of a larger conversation which grew
Making a REAL Difference in Peoples’ lives (GivingAnon.org)
I am struck with how easy it can be to make a real difference in the lives of people we know, and see every day,
Presentation: Collaborative Tools for Research
On Tuesday, I gave a presentation on using collaborative tools as an integrated part of our research processes. I recorded that presentation, and have it
“Cult of the Amateur” and Twitter
In my previous post I wrote about some of my thoughts concerning three key points that I drew from Andrew Keen’s The Cult of the
What is cheating?
Ah, well, I won’t be answering that question here. I will simply post a survey for now. I will share my thoughts a bit later.
