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Writing about writing, mostly in digital forms. See my current project: ''[[Writing.Digital]]''.
 
If I have an interest in something, I've probably written about it. I'm gathering it all together on this site, and most of my better efforts are, or will be, linked below.
 
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==On Education==
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| 2018-12-27 || “[[Class Participation]].” || Each of us must take responsibility for our own intellectual betterment and fulfillment.
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| 2018-02-15 || “[https://wikiedu.org/blog/2018/02/15/developing-integral-writing-skills-for-the-digital-age/ Developing Integral Writing Skills for the Digital Age].” || We academics seem to have a problem with Wikipedia. Guest blogger for ''WikiEdu''.
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| 2017-01-02 || “[[Be an Expert]].” || Adopt a professional approach to thinking and working to transition out of student thinking.
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| 2016-06-22 || “[[Recommended Apps for Higher Education]]” || I'm often asked which applications I recommend for the college classroom, so I started a list.
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| 2016-06-08 || “[[Hack.Edu Manifesto]].” || With mobile devices and social media, we can be guided by the spirit of the hacker to change education for the better.
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| 2015-06-04 || “[https://medium.com/synapse/distributed-dh-b5ed72b3d946 Distributed DH].” || Hacking readymade components for Digital Humanities projects. ''The Synapse''.
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| 2015-03-28 || “[https://medium.com/synapse/the-liberal-arts-are-dead-22083cc3220a The Liberal Arts Are Dead].” || Should we educators just face the music and accept the fact higher ed is now just for job training? ''The Synapse''.
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| 2014-08-12 || “[[Obsolete Education]].” || In a new, digital world, why is education still firmly part of an old one?
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| 2014-02-09 || “[[Claim Your Name]].” || Make smart choices when using social media professionally to avoid privacy and security concerns.
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| 2014-01-06 || “[[Energize Teaching with Social Media]].” || A guide for higher education faculty for introducing social media into the classroom.
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| 2013-09-30 || “[[How to Do Well in My Class]].” || Students should engage learning with enthusiasm, imagination, and focus.
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| 2013-08-30 || “[[Social Media: Top Ten Best Practices]].” || My list of best practices for faculty in higher education teaching with social media.
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| 2013-08-18 || “[[The Liberal Arts Education]].” || Does college teach us the difference between working to live and having a life?
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| 2011-12-11 || “[[The Subversive Education]].” || Real education is subversive. It’s about nuance and irony — challenging the status quo. This is what I do.
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| 2009-02-22 || “[[World.Lit]].” || (Re)Visioning Literary Education Online. From ''Teaching Literature and Language Online''.
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| 2002-03-07 || “[[Open Source and Higher Eduction]].” || (Or, Ethical Concerns about Microsoft in the Academy)
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| 1997-12-20 || “[[Teaching Philosophy]]” || Education must keep up with technology, and educators should help students build their own canons.
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Writing about writing, mostly in digital forms. See my current project: Writing.Digital.

Date Essay Notes/Summary
2014-01-12 Reader-Response Criticism.” A how-to, reader-centric approach to literary criticism.
2014-01-03 Open-Source Scholarship.” This essay considers an open-source model for scholarship: release early, release often.
2013-12-31 Writing Top Ten.” The top ten most important aspects of writing in college. This is the first post in a series targeting writers of digital media.
2013-12-18 A Call for a Digital Citation Style.” Styles written for a print culture have no place in a digital one. Let’s stop teaching for print media.
2013-12-11 Research & Response.” The goal of the liberal arts education is to make an informed and thoughtful citizenry. This begins with research and response.
2012-05-12 Writing Today.” Perhaps traditional academic writing no longer serves our students? Maybe new media offers better alternatives.