Our Week-in-Review feature has a new format. We know there's way too much to read out there already, so we're going to be highlighting the top five articles, books, websites, etc., that we've been reading or thinking about the past week. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. What They're Reading on College Campuses (Chronicle of Higher Education, 9/28/2009). How does this survey of college bookstores match with your … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Reading Facebook in Canada Edition
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One Positive Use of Twitter: Free Research Software
My post about Twitter didn't generate much (i.e. any) conversation, but here is one redeeming use of Twitter: free software. MacHeist (a website that offers free and discounted Mac software) is giving away a free copy of DEVONthink to anyone who sends a specific message on Twitter. Sure, it's a shameless ploy for free publicity, but DEVONthink is worth it, IMHO. I use it to store research, PDFs, book quotes, random article, and just about everything else digital in my life. It's not cross-platform like Evernote, but if … [Read more...] about One Positive Use of Twitter: Free Research Software
Who Do You Follow on Twitter?
Ok, so this is the complete opposite of people who are giving up Facebook for Lent. I have been playing around with Twitter for a while, and I'm starting to look at it more intentionally. (Here I am, in case you're curious.) I have only occasionally sought out specific people on Twitter (such as Andy Crouch or Alan Jacobs, and I just now discovered that IVP is on Twitter), but I'm looking to follow additional people or organizations that are related to ESN, the academy, and religion in public life. Any suggestions? … [Read more...] about Who Do You Follow on Twitter?
Twitter: a tool for a new generation of academic conversation or Not? (Updated)
You might remember various Technology in Higher Education posts exploring: “Creepy Treehouse”? Friending Your Professors or Students New Technology and Academic Research Who do you trust? Google and information gathering What Tools Do You Use? Should we not leave Twitter out as a tool for a new generation of academic conversation? A brief piece from The Chronicle of Higher Education reports on how Ed Techie, an education blogger, finds On Twitter, Academic Debates Fall Short. Note: Comments on the The … [Read more...] about Twitter: a tool for a new generation of academic conversation or Not? (Updated)