Historical Archives
I’ve been thinking about how to write this post for a while now. As of Friday, I will no longer be employed, by my choice. I won’t go into reasons here because they are complicated and personal and it’s not fair to present just one side of things. Over the next couple of days, I’ll…
Warning: rambling thought process below! I have to say that I’ve been feeling a mounting frustration about school. My kids’ schools, that is. But I’m completely and totally conflicted about it, too. Will Richardson writes today about a conversation with a principal about who’s responsibility it is to teach kids digital literacy. I was also…
I’m totally making these. I can’t get a yard sign, but I can put some pumpkins in my yard. I’ll post pictures. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
I attended and presented at my first purely academic conference since 2003. I popped my head into the MLA in 2006, but I’m not really counting that. Having attended technology conferences and workshops for the past 5 years, going to this conference was a bit of a shock. First, there was the fact that I…
There’s been a fair amount of digital ink spilled already about this report from CDW about faculty, IT staff, and student perceptions of technology use in teaching. My response was, “Duh.” The biggest barrier to use: lack of knowledge on the part of faculty. The problem is, as I’ve said over and over, is that…
I’m Marilyn. Your result for Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? Or Someone Else? Mad Men-era Female Icon Quiz… You Are a Marilyn! You are a Marilyn — “I am affectionate and skeptical.” Marilyns are responsible, trustworthy, and value loyalty to family, friends, groups, and causes. Their personalities range broadly from reserved and timid…
The radio silence is due in part to illness and in part to watching the train wreck of our failing economy. There are great conversations going on at 11D and and Half-Changed World where people are trying to come to grips with what this whole mess means for them. The short answer, none of us…
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