Jul 8th, 2008
It might just be an entrance exam for my PLN (-:, but I think that the items below might collectively “measure” something. In social science terms, we would say that the items below comprise a scale (i.e. they collectively assess a construct). So, I need a name for this scale/construct. Help? (NOTE: I know there [...]
Jul 1st, 2008
On the lighter side (figuratively, not at all literally)… I had some great eating experiences while in San Antonio for NECC. It all started Friday night when I told Scott McLeod that I was hoping that the hotel’s continental breakfast would involve my favorite flip-over self-serve waffle irons. Well, Saturday morning we learned that not [...]
Mar 21st, 2008
There’s an interesting story (free registration required) in the New York Times about professors who blog and engage in other forms of Web 2.0-ness. I think the MtvU exec. makes the best point when he says that it’s about transparency. I’ve also espoused transparency as an orientation to my own work, and I think blogging is [...]