Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutesI don’t usually do this, but this is a response to another blog, found here. The piece I am commenting on is part of a larger post about what Canadian troops are doing in Afghanistan. It is in support of … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesIntellagirl posted a note about this article today and I was curious, so I read it too… She suggested that the article had entirely missed the point, and she is absolutely right! The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 16, 2009 … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteOnce again, there is an article where some professor (or group of professors) laments that people won’t come to his(her) class if they have prior access to their notes. Students profit from diligent note-taking Knetwit.com offers cash, gifts for students … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesNet Gen kids cheat, they say…. OK, this annoys me. Apparently, we learn very little through the millennia. “The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 10 minutesI’ve actually been pondering this since it first came out. I’m getting pretty tired of the “Games are bad for society” rhetoric. Why can’t people get past hating things and look at something that can actually make a difference, like … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesSome years ago I was at a conference where Dmitri Williams was talking about the social history of videogames. He made reference to this song as a way of illustrating how the societal reaction to videogames isn’t really new. Since … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just love this: http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8342 This is from the University of British Columbia To effectively resist the commercialization of public space and the corporatization and militarization of education, students at the University of British Columbia (UBC) created a political group … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute So much for the importance of team work in this modern world….. From TheStar.com: ” Study groups may be a virtual trademark of the Ivory Tower – but a virtual study group has been slammed as cheating by Ryerson University. … Continue reading