Monthly Archives: October 2009

So I came up with this term a couple of minutes ago, and was surprised when I Googled it to find it didn’t exist. So here it is. And here is what it expresses — my utter shock that when … Continue reading →

I really don’t know what it will take to show higher education how anti-intellectual their dismissal of Web 2.0 has been. But one might think this speech from Fields Medalist Terence Tao might have an effect. Very recently, software tools … Continue reading →

I guess in honor of Columbus Day the Core Knowledge Blog has put up a list of questions about the Age of Exploration. The first question is this: 1. Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the world? The answer … Continue reading →

I’ve just read what is hands-down my favorite article this month. It’s so good that I hate to excerpt or summarize it, so please read the whole thing whole thing if you can. Ok, for those of you that don’t … Continue reading →

Oh, please make it stop. Check out the newest deal “inked” by Blackboard: Blackboard is providing academic users with access to historical multimedia resources from NBC Learn. The two companies today announced that that they’ve inked a deal to make … Continue reading →