In announcing the deactivation of my Facebook account, a number of friends made it known that they'd miss the interesting and links I shared. As a nod to them as well as a way to keep an additional record, I plan to post here the interesting links shared on Twitter and bookmarked to Delicious each day.Sharing: The New Imposition [PopMatters]
Early quote: "Sharing is no longer a matter of giving over a portion of something desirable; it’s imposing what you want to say on others while largely dispensing with the pretense of engaging in conversation." While there might be one too many assumptions made concerning the reasons people share articles, links, etc., online, this piece is still worth a read, if only to help us better understand our own reasons for sharing.I'm Sorry I Published [Inside Higher Ed]
Early quote: "I can think of a couple reasons a department might see publications as counting against a candidate." Any further complicating of the alleged importance of publications is probably something I will always welcome as I don't think enough of these kinds of discussions occur.
You know the name, but just who were the Luddites? [Ars Technica]
Early quote: "We've got them down as a noble mob of anti-technology and anti-capitalist crusaders. But were they either of those things?" An illuminating historical piece that provides a correction to the rather rampant misuse of a particular proper noun.
Big Trouble in Little Articles: Ten Game Addiction Fallacies [Neils Clark]
Early quote: "...comments following most game addiction pieces are rife with obvious logical fallacies, whether the piece ran in the New York Times or on joystiq, whether the authors and readers are in favor or in opposition of gaming."
A lengthy, but very important clarification regarding addiction, video games and the relationship (whether real or not) between the two. More Truth About Twitter [Information Is Beautiful]
Words and numbers can only provide so much and ISB performs an admirable service in transforming both into visualizations that are easily digestible. Communicating knowledge: how and why researchers publish and disseminate their findings [RIN]
Early quote: "Researchers want to develop new knowledge and understanding of the world we live in and to communicate their ���ndings to others. Increasingly, however, they are being pulled in different directions in deciding which channels of communication they should adopt, from professional society journals and conferences to less formal means such as social networking tools. So just how do researchers decide when, where and how to communicate their work?"From this curious question, the following report (of which there are a handful of .pdfs) provides a snapshot of the choices researchers increasingly have to make when sharing their work with others. The formats and opportunities presented to researchers are as various and sundry as their research. The Simpsons' Send-Up of Social Media [Mashable]
Quote: "Everything from Skype to Facebook and blogging get a social media mention in the episode courtesy of the fresh new teacher’s digital mentality." I cannot help but wonder if any current students noticed similarities between Bart's new teacher and myself. Insidious pedagogy: How content management systems impact teaching [First Monday]
From the abstract: "The defaults of the CMS therefore tend to determine the way Web–novice faculty teach online, encouraging methods based on posting of material and engendering usage that focuses on administrative tasks. A solution to this underutilization of the CMS is to focus on pedagogy for Web–novice faculty and allow a choice of CMS." To be honest, this is a late addition, but it's been making the RT rounds on Twitter, so I figured it deserved inclusion here.
Early quote: "Sharing is no longer a matter of giving over a portion of something desirable; it’s imposing what you want to say on others while largely dispensing with the pretense of engaging in conversation." While there might be one too many assumptions made concerning the reasons people share articles, links, etc., online, this piece is still worth a read, if only to help us better understand our own reasons for sharing.I'm Sorry I Published [Inside Higher Ed]
Early quote: "I can think of a couple reasons a department might see publications as counting against a candidate." Any further complicating of the alleged importance of publications is probably something I will always welcome as I don't think enough of these kinds of discussions occur.
You know the name, but just who were the Luddites? [Ars Technica]
Early quote: "We've got them down as a noble mob of anti-technology and anti-capitalist crusaders. But were they either of those things?" An illuminating historical piece that provides a correction to the rather rampant misuse of a particular proper noun.
Big Trouble in Little Articles: Ten Game Addiction Fallacies [Neils Clark]
Early quote: "...comments following most game addiction pieces are rife with obvious logical fallacies, whether the piece ran in the New York Times or on joystiq, whether the authors and readers are in favor or in opposition of gaming."
A lengthy, but very important clarification regarding addiction, video games and the relationship (whether real or not) between the two. More Truth About Twitter [Information Is Beautiful]
Words and numbers can only provide so much and ISB performs an admirable service in transforming both into visualizations that are easily digestible. Communicating knowledge: how and why researchers publish and disseminate their findings [RIN]
Early quote: "Researchers want to develop new knowledge and understanding of the world we live in and to communicate their ���ndings to others. Increasingly, however, they are being pulled in different directions in deciding which channels of communication they should adopt, from professional society journals and conferences to less formal means such as social networking tools. So just how do researchers decide when, where and how to communicate their work?"From this curious question, the following report (of which there are a handful of .pdfs) provides a snapshot of the choices researchers increasingly have to make when sharing their work with others. The formats and opportunities presented to researchers are as various and sundry as their research. The Simpsons' Send-Up of Social Media [Mashable]
Quote: "Everything from Skype to Facebook and blogging get a social media mention in the episode courtesy of the fresh new teacher’s digital mentality." I cannot help but wonder if any current students noticed similarities between Bart's new teacher and myself. Insidious pedagogy: How content management systems impact teaching [First Monday]
From the abstract: "The defaults of the CMS therefore tend to determine the way Web–novice faculty teach online, encouraging methods based on posting of material and engendering usage that focuses on administrative tasks. A solution to this underutilization of the CMS is to focus on pedagogy for Web–novice faculty and allow a choice of CMS." To be honest, this is a late addition, but it's been making the RT rounds on Twitter, so I figured it deserved inclusion here.