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I am a proud emeritus professor of the University of North Dakota. I spent 39 years on that campus and more than 40 years of service if you count my online courses since retiring. I spent a good portion of … Continue reading →

People like to talk about the importance of talking and walking particularly when it comes to the lack of coordination between the two. Educators I read online seem fascinated by this expression. Why not say something more direct – your … Continue reading →

Position, reasons, evidence for reasons – the basics of argumentation are what we all should learn and emphasize. When writing for my traditional educator audience I try to take the position that the development of argumentation skills is more important … Continue reading →

I keep hearing about the liberal bias in education. The folks who comment in this way tend to be making the case that this is a bad thing. I certainly have a liberal orientation and I certainly spent my career … Continue reading →

The Strzok hearing has provided some great political theater. Strzok and I obviously share some similar opinions of the values and behavior of Mr. Trump. Trump’s public behavior warrants some scrutiny and it just seems individuals come to different conclusions … Continue reading →

David Warlich is a tech writer of my generation who still pops up on my radar from time to time. In a rare blog post, he describes sneaking into ISTE for a brief time so he could see some old … Continue reading →

I don’t really care. Do you? How should this be interpreted? It is hard to know what goes on in someone else’s head. I have the same reaction to Melania’s comments about bullying and #bebest. There is some kind of … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago I wrote a post in reaction to the combination of the AT&T/Time Warner merger and the end of net neutrality. The core idea was that both events represented failures of government oversight and the combination … Continue reading →

I must admit that although I follow most topics related to online activity closely, the following story was new to me. How do you combat foreign online influence in a country that values an open Internet? Clint Watts (author of … Continue reading →