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I have made comments before about what I think is an over-emphasis on STEM topics. As a recovering biology major converted to a Psychology PhD and self taught programmer, I somehow came to this conclusion. Perhaps I am just jealous … Continue reading →

I wonder if the iPad will encourage more self-publishing. The publishing industry is certainly consolidating offer fewer alternatives. Sharing (publishing without a revenue stream) clearly has drawbacks. This commentary from DigitalBeat describes Smashword’s (a self-publishing service) plan for the iPad. … Continue reading →

The Chronicle of Higher Ed obviously prioritizes higher ed issues. However, this recent article in the Chronicle sees that new National Technology Plan as sending a message to those involved in teacher prep. The message in this case is “be … Continue reading →

This blog went down about a week ago. I am still not certain what the problem was. I am thinking my third party software had not been updated in some time because I customized some components and did not want … Continue reading →

A draft of the National Educational Technology Plan is now available. Executive summary (pdf)

I moved from Blogger to my own WordPress implementation some years ago. However, Blogger has continued to improve and offers sophisticated features. This seems to happen – I move to something new and the old service morphs into something more … Continue reading →