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The War on Learning
The War on Learning: Gaining Ground in the Digital University is out! Check out the first review (which appeared in Nature), a great three-part interview by Henry Jenkins, the official podcast, and...
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Is the Water Hot Enough for You?
The case of Professor Steven Salaita has recently become a cause célèbre among faculty who once felt comfortable airing their political grievances on social media. What interests me about this story...
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Respect, Niceness, and Generosity
According to these reviews from a popular apartment-sharing site, I am someone who is "nice" and "respectful" in person. Perhaps a more substantive question -- for my future as an academic and scholar...
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Three-Ring Circus
As I go back to the lecture hall this quarter, it is interesting to think about all of the different experiments taking place right now in the connected courses movement, which encourages faculty and...
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#GamerGate 101
In recent weeks a number of people have tried to explain #GamerGate. You can check out "Why Bother with GamerGate?" or "What is GamerGate, and Why? An Explainer for Non-Geeks" for some primers. Now...
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The 2016 Election as Casual Game: Pokémon Go, FiveThirtyEight, and the...
The Norfolk Pagoda is a grim place on election night as the sun is setting. The Chinese restaurant that might attract patrons other than the addicts milling around the waterfront has been shuttered for...
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