Category Archives: Information Technology and Information Literacy

Liveblogging Games + Learning + Society Meeting

Posted on July 10, 2008 by Timothy Burke

I’m here at the Games + Learning + Society conference in Madison. I’ve wanted to come for years to this meeting, as it often involves some people whose work I think is terrific, and it’s always an interesting-looking well-organized meeting … Continue reading →

NITLE Gaming and Teaching Workshop

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Timothy Burke

It’s the beginning of break for us. There was a cancellation at this workshop, so I decided to come up to Bryn Mawr. I’m actually very interested to hear what other faculty and IT specialists are doing with regard to … Continue reading →

You Gotta Love Gmail Ads Sometimes…

Posted on March 6, 2008 by Timothy Burke

Let’s just say that all the people wetting their pants about the intrusiveness of targeted ads can probably relax for another ten years or so, because the Google algorithms, amazing as they are in many ways, are in some respects … Continue reading →

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QA Google Books?

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Timothy Burke

In all the debate about Google’s approach to digitization, I haven’t seen much discussion of the quality of the results, though people do talk some about interface issues (the Open Content Alliance design is a lot better for readability and … Continue reading →

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The Ecosystem of Asychronicity

Posted on February 14, 2008 by Timothy Burke

Every educated person should learn some basic skills for getting information out of online environments, but I would be the first to admit that reading asynchronous, threaded conversations for information is a much more challenging and low-value activity most of … Continue reading →

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Lifelong Learning (Blog Style)

Posted on February 7, 2008 by Timothy Burke

I’ve been thinking a bit about the use of blogs in courses. With a few exceptions, I don’t know that I see a lot of mileage in compelling students to keep an individual blog themselves. I really enjoyed some of … Continue reading →

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Barbarians at the Gate

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Timothy Burke

I’m not the only one to take note of the New York Times‘ baffling decision to review Lee Siegel’s new anti-Internet broadside not once, but twice. Both times, moreover, the assignment was given to reviewers who were clearly predisposed to … Continue reading →

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One-A-Day: David Weinberger, Everything is Miscellaneous

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Timothy Burke

Cory Doctorow makes a lot of sales to me through his recommendations on Boing Boing. He tends to have an eye for things that I at least think I’m interested in. Sometimes, though, I feel a bit let down, feeling … Continue reading →

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Now You Know, and Knowing Is Half the Battle

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Timothy Burke

Geeky Mom gets two things right about the recent Frontline special about children’s use of the Internet. First, that some of the parents shown in the show have no one to blame but themselves for not knowing what their kids … Continue reading →

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My Librarians Are Awesome

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Timothy Burke

In the category of “best unexpected surprises ever” and also “why academics should blog”. I posted my syllabi this fall on this blog. In one new course in particular, I’m using a bunch of new texts that I knew were … Continue reading →

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