Links of the week – non-Googleable questions, Day of DH, and the post apocalypse
Welcome to another edition of ‘links of the week.’ Since I’m preparing to teach my first class next week on the topic of “Technology in Education,” most of my reading lately has revolved around those two themes. As a result most of the links in this instalment of ‘lotw’ grapple with different ways educators are using technology … Read more
Guest Post – Digital Research: The Double Edged Sword
I was recently contacted by Allison Morris and asked to share her excellent info-graphic examining the pros and cons of digital research. Allison makes an important observation, while nearly all students use the internet for research, few students receive sufficient training in information management. This lacking of training makes it difficult for many students to shift through … Read more
Links of the week – teaching and learning edition
Last Friday my partner Beth and I attended the First Annual (if such a thing can exist) Technology in Education Symposium (otherwise known as TIES). At the conference I made some connections with resulted in me being hired to teach a blended learning (a mix of online and in classroom) class entitled “Teaching with Technology.” … Read more
Massively Open Online Conservatism? Conservapedia mixes MOOCs and ideology
I’ve written about Conservapedia, the self described “trustworthy encyclopedia,” before. For those unfamiliar with the site, Conservapedia is a neo-conservative answer to Wikipedia, describing itself as follows: “Conservapedia is a clean and concise resource for those seeking the truth. We do not allow liberal bias to deceive and distort here. Founded initially in November 2006 as a way to educate advanced, college-bound homeschoolers, … Read more
Ideas for building your own book scanner
We live in exciting times. Technology that would have cost thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars a few years ago can now be made at home using a little money and a lot of ingenuity. Book scanners are a great example of this – with some research, some money, and some time it’s … Read more
Links of the week – deceptive data, new art history, and more
It’s time for another edition of ‘links of the week.’ Normally I start these posts with a preamble discussing the week’s theme, but I couldn’t find a cohesive theme this week so let’s cut straight to the point. 1. The Deceptions of Data – This video of a lecture by Andrew Prescott explores our perceptions of data. … Read more
Love, sex, and ngrams – a brief Valentine’s Day post
Feeling in the Valentine’s Day spirit yesterday, I decided to play around with Google’s ngram viewer and trends. Google ngram viewer draws data from the corpus of Google Books and displays how frequently certain words or phrases are used. Google trends works in a similar fashion, displaying how often certain words and phrases are searched for … Read more
Links of the Week – 3D printing edition
For whatever reason, maybe it’s because I’ve all but given up writing recently, I find it difficult to write about 3D printing. I find the technology fascinating, but when it comes to writing about whether the technology is going to be ‘the next big thing’ or not, I loose all motivation to write. I think … Read more
