Tag Archives: Fail

Choose: Education OR Fun. Apparently, you can’t have both.

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Katrin Becker

I’ve talked about this before (Trading off between Education and Fun??? SRSLY?, and FUN Should NOT be an ‘F’-Word). I even wrote about this in my book. Many people in Education seem to believe that fun and education are at … Continue reading →

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If you fly, you can’t use their dictionary….

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Katrin Becker

Anyone know a a good dictionary/thesaurus app I can install on my PC? I used to use the offline version of Websters, which I loved, but it is old and won’t install on my 64bit machine. Lately I’ve been using … Continue reading →

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Why I Hate My iPad

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Katrin Becker

I bought an iPad in September. I was not really excited. There is no question that Apple products are sleek and good-looking.  Beautiful even. For some of us though, functionality is a bigger part of the user experience than how … Continue reading →

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Academic Travesties – Open Access Publishing

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Katrin Becker

I got ANOTHER invitation to publish an article the other day – this time it was a call for book chapters. I get quite a few of these, as I’m sure others do too. Personalized invitations are always flattering, but … Continue reading →

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The Decorative Media Principle in Action

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Katrin Becker

There are thousands (maybe even millions) of examples of the Decorative Media Principle out there in the Internets. The Decorative Media Principle involves creating a visually pleasing background and other decorations for a worksheet, website, etc. that is usually thematically … Continue reading →

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A Programming Language does NOT count as a second language

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Katrin Becker

Although I still think learning several is good for you. Hello Worlds (why humanities students should learn to program) « Matthew G. Kirschenbaum. (May 23, 2010) While I do agree with some of what he says, his misconceptions convince me … Continue reading →

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Web 2.0 Fail – Using New Tools in Old Ways

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Katrin Becker

I am often struck by the fact that so many people who claim to be using the latest, coolest, Web 2.0 (and 3.0, whatever that is) tools are not actually doing anything new. They are merely using a new tool … Continue reading →

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Are students LESS tech savvy than they were 5 years ago?

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Katrin Becker

I am teaching a first year communications course for engineers. Most of the students seem to be making some real progress. As always, a few need very little guidance from me and others won’t listen to what I say no … Continue reading →

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