Category Archives: Information Literacy

notes from the interblags

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Michael

It’s been a while since I’ve done a link-dump, but it’s probably time. Most of the stuff I read now gets linked to from my Twitter account. • Slate’s new women’s website doesn’t seem very feminist according to Feministing—or perhaps … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Michael

• Inside Higher Ed: On the age bias in hiring academics • Anne-Marie offers some information literacy tools for synonyms • Matt offers some tools for annotated websites • Matt also shares some videos about Twitter. This one on ambient … Continue reading →

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abortion akin to tiananmen square?

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Michael

Librarians, students, feminists, writing teachers — heck, anyone who cares about information literacy, access to information, politics, etc. — here’s something you should be aware of. Via Nels, the word “abortion” has been blocked as a term in an information … Continue reading →

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notes from the chronicle

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Michael

Interesting stuff: • I have to laugh at this. To laugh is not very charitable to the instructor. I too would be a bit peeved if the technology I used lost the grades for an exam, or any project. However, … Continue reading →

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banning wikipedia: irresponsible

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Michael

David Perry has an editorial up on Science Progress in which he argues that it’s irresponsible to ban Wikipedia at a school: And this is why digital literacy is so crucial for educational institutions: we do a fundamental disservice to … Continue reading →

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