Are to-do lists a helpful tool to getting things done? Or do you find them frustratingly long and seemingly insurmountable? Or do you find them buried under papers or in old documents/post-it notes on your screen, wall, door? Or do you somehow ignore to-do lists entirely? Thanks to Andy Crouch's 5 Questions post on to-do lists, I've had quite a few good conversations with friends and family on this topic. Two pastors of my local congregation have given some interesting feedback on the topic. One quipped that he … [Read more...] about Keeping “to-do lists”
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Chapter 1: Up to the Minute Publishing
Questions inspired by and related to You've Read the Headlines. Now, Quick, Read the Book (by Motoko Rich, NY Times, 3/29/2009, posted at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/books/30quic.html) Questions: How does this necessity/predisposition for more, deeper material ASAP affect popular writing by academics and academic publishing in cutting edge fields of technology? Are there particular topics, themes, fields which deserve (possibly even demand) a longer time frame for consideration during the … [Read more...] about Chapter 1: Up to the Minute Publishing
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
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)
Who do you trust? Google and information gathering
How do we find, evaluate, share, and use on-line resources/data? In this morning's Daily Report from The Chronicle of Higher Education, I came across the post Thinking About Truth, Lies, and the Power of Google. The flow of comments focused upon librarians, the vetting of information, and the current election (what article doesn't relate to McCain/Palin and now I'm even doing it!). Out of curiosity, I followed the link to the original post on the ACRLog (i.e., Association of College and Research Libraries: … [Read more...] about Who do you trust? Google and information gathering