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Analyzing and authoring arguments
Argumentation is a skill area I think is underdeveloped in students. It is not that they don’t argue, it is that their arguments function in the manner recent political arguments in this country go. Folks talk louder and repeat themselves, … Continue reading
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CROWDLAAERS
CROWDLAAERS (crowd layers) is an online tool for examining the annotation data generated by Hyposthes.is. Hypothes.is is a tool for highlighting and annotating online pages as an individual or as a member of a group. CROWDLAAERS, a service developed and … Continue reading
Citizen (student) science
This story from the local paper (Star Tribune) describes the identification of animals located through the use of a trail camera. What is described here could easily be adapted by a class with some type of access to an area … Continue reading
Layering guidance (update)
This is my second update. This one was encouraged because it exemplifies an existing post that might confuse readers if rediscovered. In this case because a service, DocentEDU, has been renamed as InsertLearning. I have been thinking about a way … Continue reading
Google Alerts (revisited)
I week or so ago I generated a post reacting to the claim that successful bloggers updated their posts. This was kind of a revelation to me. In fact, in continuing to think about this I think I remember a … Continue reading
Change is coming
The government, when it eventually gets around to meeting, will likely implement legislation that will address online privacy. I think both parties feel the need, possibly for different reasons, to respond to public concerns. You have organizations such as the … Continue reading
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