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The textbooks are expensive thing again

Posted on April 28, 2014 by admin

It appears someone in North Dakota has become interested in textbook costs. The average college student spends $655 on textbooks each year, according to the National Association of College Stores. As I have indicated on multiple occasions, it is far … Continue reading →

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Real academics don’t tweet

Posted on April 24, 2014 by admin

I came across this blog post referencing a British Journal of Educational Technology article (actual article is published in the May issue) complaining that academics do not take advantage of social media to make findings available to the public. The … Continue reading →

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Are we becoming better writers and is social media responsible

Posted on April 24, 2014 by admin

Here is an article from the Globe and Mail (and you thought I was not widely read) on the subject of generational changes in writing proficiency. The article paints a positive picture and attributes improvement to social media. I have … Continue reading →

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it’s complicated

Posted on April 20, 2014 by admin

If you are interested in teen use of social media you have likely encountered the name dana boyd (I know. The no caps thing is weird). I have several of her books including the newest (as far as I know) … Continue reading →

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Nature and Technology

Posted on April 18, 2014 by admin

The contention that nature and technology are incompatible has offered me great opportunity over the years. It is fun to play on stereotypes not be demonstrating they are over stated but by demonstrating they have it backwards. I never thought … Continue reading →

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New Amazon/Kindle services

Posted on April 16, 2014 by admin

Amazon has two new services that may be of interest to Kindle users. First. you now can store up to 5 gigabytes of documents using your Kindle account. You may have already sent pdfs to be read on the Kindle, … Continue reading →

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