In “A Champion of Information Literacy,” William Badke tells us about a former student of his who had left the print world behind. In the article, Badke replays his discussion with the student:
“Student A, mind you, was not simply dumbing down to a Google search, grabbing the first three results and using them willy-nilly. No, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘education’
Google Books Now, Yeah!
Posted in collaboration, education, higher education, internet, media, technology, tagged Books, education, Google, internet, media, technology on October 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
why humanities?
Posted in bigthink, democracy, education, higher education, humanities, tagged bigthink, democracy, education, higher education, humanities on February 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’ve been running across this question all over the place recently. Stanly Fish (Davidson-Kahn Distinguished University Professor and a professor of law at Florida International University, in Miami, and dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago) has blogged on the value/need for humanities education twice [...]
Wow, LoC.
Posted in Controlled Vocabularies, Flickr, Library 2.0, Library of Congress, Tagging, collaboration, education, information, internet, participation, read-write, technology, web 2.0, tagged collaboration, Controlled Vocabularies, education, Flickr, information, internet, Library 2.0, Library of Congress, participation, read-write, Tagging, technology, web 2.0 on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not completely sure how to start this post. First, I guess with thanks to John Fudrow, else it would have been even longer before I found out about this development (how did I miss this?). My original title for this post was LOC + Flickr = Interesting, but then I saw that the LibrarianInBlack [...]
when it comes to encyclopedias, does Google knol best?
Posted in Encyclopedia, Google, Wikipedia, collaboration, education, higher education, information, internet, knol, read-write, technology, www, tagged collaboration, education, Encyclopedia, Google, higher education, information, internet, knol, read-write, read/write, technology, Wikipedia, www on January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
knol
main entry: knol
pronunciation: \ˈnōl\
function: noun
etymology: 12/13/2007 Udi Manber in Encouraging People to Contribute Knowledge, “Earlier this week, we started inviting a selected group of people to try a new, free tool that we are calling ‘knol’…”
definition: A unit of knowledge.
By the end of 2008, the above definition might seem silly. Should [...]
Is Library 2.0 as Overhyped as a
Posted in Library 2.0, collaboration, education, higher education, participation, tagged Academic Libraries, collaboration, education, higher education, libraries, Library 2.0, participation, participatory service, University Libraries on November 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Questions:
Does anyone care about Library 2.0 aside from librarians? (We librarians know they should…but do they?)
Why do successful uses of Library 2.0 applications/technologies seem more difficult to find than Web 2.0 applications/technologies?
What good is participatory service if nobody is participating…or, if only a few people are participating?
How much do comments, tagging, and user reviews help, [...]
my first post
Posted in Library 2.0, collaboration, education, higher education, media, participation, technology, tagged collaboration, education, higher education, media, participation, technology, web 2.0 on October 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I might as well start this blog off in an “incorrect” fashion. Instead of focusing on a humanities-related subject, I’ll cross the divide and begin with a post that delves into the world inhabited by those kooky social/behavioralists…
YouTube me:
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