Loading ...A lot of my readers have either just begun teaching or will this week, so I thought I would post a few education-related links that have caught my attention recently. I’m sure I’ve missed a bunch, so feel free to post more links in the comments. IHE has run a few articles in the last [...]
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Some rainy morning links
August 8th, 2009 · Comments Off · General
As many of you know, Graham Harman is working on a few books at breakneck speed for the New Metaphysics series at Open Humanities press. The speed and scope of the project is laudable, and this quote sums up the publishing philosophy: All books will be available free of charge in open access format, with [...]
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Social Media and Academic Careers on IHE
August 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · General
When I saw the title for the below link in my email, I thought “Oh boy, another ‘don’t-put-anything-on-the-internet-because-it-will-kill-your-career’ post,” and prepared to blog about how this culture of paranoia is hurting academia, etc., etc. Blog U.: Ask the Administrator: Social Media and Academic Careers – Confessions of a Community College Dean – Inside Higher Ed. [...]
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Teaching naked
July 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General
David Parry has a provocative reaction to the Chronicle article last week about teaching with(out) technology. The idea of the article is that removing technology from the classroom, but using it to create podcasts and other things for students to access out of class might enrich the teaching/learning experience by enhancing discussion. The thing that [...]
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Free writing
July 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off · General
This somewhat disjointed reflection on writing is sparked by a discussion at fimoculous whether one should write for free. The question revolves mainly around journalism, but extends to other media forms as well. This leads us to Chris Anderson’s new book “Free: The Future of a Radical Price,” which I have not read but which [...]
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Guru Meditation
May 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · General
I couldn’t resist spending $.99 to downoad Ian Bogost’s Guru Meditation for iPhone, which is a port of the Atari VCS meditation “game”. It is the opposite of a traditional game, in that the goal is to basically sit very still and do nothing. The iPhone version requires you to keep the phone level and [...]
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Some links, many about Detroit
April 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · General
Here are some Sunday morning links foryou, many of them local. NPR has been runnin a lot of stories about Detroit latel in their “Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit” series. Of particular interest is Detroit’s Big Screen Image Problem, Why Can’t Detroit Cash in on its Music Scene? and Why I Love Detroit, and This Sculpture. [...]
Sage publications free access
April 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · General
I just noticed that Sage is offering free online access to journals through April 30 if you register. They have over 500 journals, so this should be good news to most scholars. Those in media studies will be particularly interested in Journal of Visual Culture, Animation, Games and Culture, Visual Communication, Television and New Media, [...]
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Getting started
April 9th, 2009 · 4 Comments · General
I find getting started to be the hardest thing about writing. On a larger scale, when beginning a project or chapter, sitting down, figuring it out, and starting to write is terribly difficult. On a more daily level, the same holds true. I know what I should write today, and have the research done. I [...]
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Attention blog
April 3rd, 2009 · Comments Off · General
My friend Rob and I have (re)started a blog on a topic that has long fascinated both of us: attention. The blog is based loosely around the idea of attention economy, but will explore issues beyond that as well, through analysis, book reviews, fiction, musings and who know what else. Check it out. You can [...]
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