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Home access is not enough

An as yet unpublished study conducted by Farley and Robinson used a quality methodology to address the question that low income children are disadvantaged by the lack of computer access at home. The study randomly providing resources to some low … Continue reading

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Flickr Upgrade

I have long been a loyal flickr user. It appears that a recent upgrade will make Flickr an even more attractive option for those looking for a place to store their photos. A terabyte of space!

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Beware of copyright

Cindy forwarded to me the link to a blog post describing a copyright complaint. This blogger assumed acknowledging the source allowed use of a photo. Not so.

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Ignoring the science?

I assign several meta-analyses in my grad courses. This approach is a reasonable way to make sense of a large number of studies that include some inconsistency in results. Recently, a summary of thousands of studies addressing climate change was … Continue reading

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More Drive storage

Google has announced an upgrade in the space (gmail, drive, G+) provided at no cost to users. The same announcement also explains the cost if you decide you need additional space. There are getting to be quite a few different … Continue reading

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The money behind the MOOCs

I have argued many times that quality deserves some type of compensation. Or, put another way, no one has a right to expect much of anything for free. If you have concluded that MOOCs are an exception, you might want … Continue reading

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