Comments for ivry twr http://ivrytwr.com Exploring the internet, technology, and the humanities Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:42:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Guest Post – Digital Research: The Double Edged Sword by Steffen http://ivrytwr.com/2013/03/14/guest-post-digital-research-the-double-edged-sword/#comment-1290 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:42:16 +0000 http://ivrytwr.com/?p=915#comment-1290 This is great! I’m going to share this with my students whom I’m trying to guide towards the art of writing good academic texts. It’s been a perennial problem throughout my three years as a teaching assistant that students simply are not sufficiently critical when scouring the net for references, and the habit of citing Wikipedia rather than finding citations from Wikipedia is especially hard to kill. Thanks for putting this up.

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]]> Comment on Conservapedia – Wikipedia’s evil twin by Massively Open Online Conservatism? Conservapedia mixes MOOCs and ideology | ivry twr http://ivrytwr.com/2012/05/30/conservapedia-wikipedias-evil-twin/#comment-1259 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:13:26 +0000 http://ivrytwr.com/?p=337#comment-1259 [...] written about Conservapedia, the self described “trustworthy encyclopedia,” before. For those unfamiliar with the site, Conservapedia is a neo-conservative answer to Wikipedia, [...]

]]> Comment on How to build a standing desk for less than $30 by Kathleen http://ivrytwr.com/2013/01/18/how-to-build-a-standing-desk-for-less-than-30/#comment-1246 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:03:55 +0000 http://ivrytwr.com/?p=882#comment-1246 Nice. I actually built my own standing desk (well, more like a table, a chair, and some boxes) so that I could see what it was like. When I found out how beneficial it was and how much I liked it, I ended up getting a NextDesk, which is a bit different because it is adjustable in height. The thing I didn’t like about a straight standing desk was that if I did ever want to take a sitting break, well, I couldn’t.
Not the case with my new desk. I really love it and now I’m thinking about getting their new smaller version (The Solo) for my home too. Check them out!
http://www.nextdesks.com.
Thanks for the post!

Kathleen

]]> Comment on How to increase your twitter followers (and why it doesn’t really matter) by ryanalexanderhunt http://ivrytwr.com/2012/06/28/how-to-increase-your-twitter-followers-and-why-it-doesnt-really-matter/#comment-1188 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:57:26 +0000 http://ivrytwr.com/?p=445#comment-1188 That’s great to hear. I agree, there are so many fantastic, supportive people on twitter.

]]> Comment on How to build a standing desk for less than $30 by ryanalexanderhunt http://ivrytwr.com/2013/01/18/how-to-build-a-standing-desk-for-less-than-30/#comment-1187 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:56:42 +0000 http://ivrytwr.com/?p=882#comment-1187 I’m really looking forward to using it. When working at a seated desk I always find myself getting sleepy and unfocused around 1-3 pm. I’ve heard that standing desks are better for maintaining focus throughout the day.

I’ll write more posts about my experience after I’ve had more time with it.

Great to hear from you!

]]> Comment on How to build a standing desk for less than $30 by Tseen Khoo http://ivrytwr.com/2013/01/18/how-to-build-a-standing-desk-for-less-than-30/#comment-1186 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:37:21 +0000 http://ivrytwr.com/?p=882#comment-1186 I’m interested to follow your experience with the standing desk, Ryan, as it’s something I’m wanting to try out (but can’t in my day-job). I’ve seen a few researchers using these now and they love it. I’m contemplating having one at home…

]]> Comment on The History of Starcraft – using video games to engage ESL students in digital humanities by http://tinyurl.com/monojean02562 http://ivrytwr.com/2012/09/25/the-history-of-starcraft-using-video-games-to-engage-esl-students-in-digital-humanities/#comment-1185 Thu, 17 Jan 2013 17:30:23 +0000 http://ivrytwr.com/?p=696#comment-1185 “The History of Starcraft – using video
games to engage ESL students in digital humanities | ivry
twr” was indeed a terrific blog post. In case it included even more photos this would be perhaps
even far better. Cya -Alica

]]> Comment on How to increase your twitter followers (and why it doesn’t really matter) by Emily Jean Roche http://ivrytwr.com/2012/06/28/how-to-increase-your-twitter-followers-and-why-it-doesnt-really-matter/#comment-1176 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:51:49 +0000 http://ivrytwr.com/?p=445#comment-1176 I found this site after googling followmania reviews. (I read your original post first.) and I realized that I already do those three things. I enjoy the supportive community of writers I’ve found on twitter.

]]> Comment on The Importance of Storytelling in a Digital World: Or, What the Digital Humanities can learn from TED by Content Strategies: What do I Post? | Western Mass SMEM http://ivrytwr.com/2012/04/15/the-importance-of-storytelling-in-a-digital-world-or-what-the-digital-humanities-can-learn-from-ted/#comment-1152 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:43:52 +0000 http://ivrytwr.com/?p=139#comment-1152 [...] current environment; motivate; and give meaning, among other things.  In a blog post titled “The Importance of Storytelling in a Digital World”  the author discusses why TED Talks (the ultimate in digital storytelling) work. His logic [...]

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