Tag archive: technology
Clay Shirky on SOPA
Here’s a TED Talk from Clay Shirky talking about the dangers of SOPA in plain English. Also if you haven’t read Clay Shirky’s book “Here Comes Everybody” you need to add it to your list now.
The origins of (personal) connectivity
Alexis Madrigal has a post up over at The Atlantic about old BBSs in a reflective post about how far we’ve come in the digital age: Bulletin board systems were one forerunner to today’s social networks. You could post messages… continue reading »
The perils of learning management systems
A former student alerted me to this article, which is an interview with Kyle Jones, a librarian in Darien, CT. It’s a great interview about using an open source tool like WordPress as a learning management system over Blackboard or… continue reading »
Social media is not a must have
When people ask me about things like Twitter, Facebook or the value of other social media platforms, I’m always quick to tell them that social media is an investment. What that means is, just because other colleges and universities are… continue reading »
The NCAA and the millionaire Luddites
College sports might be a big business. But embracing technology is low on the priority list of the NCAA, unless it means they can make money off of their so-called student athletes. (Still, computers in the coaching box, located above… continue reading »