Archives: 2011 August

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-31

Aug 31

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

White House Issues Guides on Sept. 11 Observances – NYTimes.com http://t.co/XVJXkzU (Bound to be a way to talk about this in class!) #
How To Do Research – An Interactive Map http://t.co/XkVEay9 #
2011 K-12 Online Conference CFP » http://t.co/4mw0U1z (a free online conference, Oct 17–24) #
Student Names and the Memory Palace | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/D9qW8EP #
Academic publishers make Murdoch look like a socialist | The Guardian http://t.co/9zT5cFV /via George Williams, @nowviskie #

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-30

Aug 30

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

I Wish I’d Said That | Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/SXwPwfo #
Sprint Sues Blackboard Over Its iPhone and iPad Applications | Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/NngsyMB #
Are Research Paper Assignments a Trojan Horse for Left-Wing Ideology? – Library Babel Fish – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/DQEcj23 #
Selfish Tech: Why can't you resell an e-book? – Confessions of a Community College Dean – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/uPZl8tr #
Humanities: The Broccoli of Higher Ed – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/6Je0r6d #
Committing to Complete [Community College] – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/SJPlVzq #
Is Fiction Good for You? http://t.co/2UNHBi3 #
Think You're An Auditory Or Visual Learner? Scientists Say It's Unlikely : Shots – Health Blog : NPR http://t.co/mNS0ioC #
To inspire, schools take a page from Disney – The Washington Post http://t.co/PIe72dV #
I’m Relatable, You’re Relatable | Lingua Franca – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/PUuTjbG #
Brainstorm: Confessions of a Dickens Fanatic – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/VOxLeVU #
College Presidents Are Bullish on Online Education but Face a Skeptical Public – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/hqFAupn #
Mentoring as a Mandate – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/8qVASec #
Hurricane Rhetoric – Provost Prose – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/0FA3H6k #
Career Advice: Advocate for Languages – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/SvEY4F3 #
Fair Use Face-Off, Canadian Edition – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/BeWmFwB #
Beyond the Standard Essay – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/aHYmfeZ #
11 Blog Proofreading Tips You Can’t Afford to Ignore http://t.co/gfVO1I1 (p.s. they work for any proofreading project) #
9/11: Using poetry to cope with tragedy – latimes.com http://t.co/UHFrgzP #
BaltTech: College presidents: there's value in online courses – baltimoresun.com http://t.co/5lf8Kt9 #
iThenticate Examines "The Ethics of Self-Plagiarism" in New White Paper – PR Newswire – sacbee.com http://t.co/UQF5I7k #
Matt MacInnis And Inkling Are Reinventing Textbooks For Tablets http://t.co/WzkBWFI #
The ProfHacker ‘Open Letter’ Series: For Grad Students, Profs, and Chairs | The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/TNKQaXo #
Using Five Web-based Tools to Motivate and Engage the 21st Century Writer | Classroom Solutions http://t.co/V7VzMU4 #
How to Read a Book | GradHacker http://t.co/Ww0fAmN #
Easy First Tasks for Students | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/CxrFeAu #
Are Research Papers a Waste of Time? – Room for Debate – NYTimes.com http://t.co/OgcSspP #

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-29

Aug 29

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

The Digital Revolution and Higher Education | Pew Social & Demographic Trends http://t.co/n1ZpXM5 #
She Can’t Be a Hero If Obama Likes Her: Norman Rockwell's painting of Ruby Bridges | The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/eJVN7SI #
The Liberal Arts for the 21st Century – Alma Mater – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/nlIjPAE #
Assessment As An Act of Care – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/mTqplmC #
The Syllabus as TOS – Library Babel Fish – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/Kgw1CXT #
The Secondary Cost of Digital – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/RFIIDQT #
Personal Life in the Classroom | On Hiring – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/BpNQ7OG #
Helping Kentucky Tell Its Tales | PageView – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/MwGQGH7 #
Academic Bait-and-Switch: Grand Summer Goals – Do Your Job Better – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/qB4w5q8 #
The Value of Humility in Academe (No Kidding) – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/IiuLIhh #
The Importance of Digital Citizenship in Social Media | Edutopia http://t.co/pjMdFkc #
Google+ May Open Social Networking for Some K-12 Schools — THE Journal http://t.co/jfAgRiX #
Blog U.: Amazon, Kindle, and Why Editorial Content Will Trump E-Readers – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/cYWMR55 #
Approach and Avoid: On "the power and fascination of humiliation" – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/1ETEeQJ #
7 in 10 Students Have Skipped Buying a Textbook Because of Its Cost – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/zOEziZp #
Collaborative Learning for the Digital Age – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/dvUzmQP #
Budget Pinched, UC-San Diego Libraries Will Get Rid of 150,000 Books | The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/DUY1h5r #

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-28

Aug 28

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

Half of U.S. Adults Use Social Networking Sites http://t.co/R4shRDd #
5 Great Books for Read Comics in Public Day | Underwire | Wired.com http://t.co/j3kZFc6 #
Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive http://t.co/H9Xg0jx #
Custom Stamps in Adobe Acrobat for Digital Grading http://t.co/BNyp0Pr /via @profhacker #
A New Model of Storytelling: Transmedia | Edutopia http://t.co/OJ7L8ph #
A novel approach: How Sarah Darer Littman researched Want to Go Private? http://t.co/MwR1PfW #
The Enigma of Joseph Heller – NYTimes.com http://t.co/0XYbrc4 #

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-27

Aug 27

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

Study This: E-Textbook Readers Compared | Product Reviews | Wired.com http://t.co/wT5kfTt #
iPad, I Saw, I Waited: The State of E-Textbooks | Gadget Lab | Wired.com http://t.co/VL9J6ex #
Alt Text: Teens Are Getting High on Social Media | Underwire | Wired.com http://t.co/xynJSuI #
Quickly Look Up the Definition of Any Word in Google Docs http://t.co/NT4Rqcr #
Creative Approaches to the Syllabus | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/jkXYcIo #
Reader's Almanac: Rafia Zakar on Harlem Renaissance novelists Bontemps, Fauset, Hughes, & Larsen http://t.co/3R4szdr #
Keeping Up With Online Assignments and Grading | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/XbJIAAd #
Texting Improving Literacy? | The Principal of Change » http://t.co/bug9e9G (scroll past the image) #
Subjot: A Twitter alternative that lets you curate content – TNW Apps http://t.co/HQu5uU1 #
7 Ways to Survive a Lit Review | GradHacker http://t.co/H9rI00T #
The weekly in review of News from Tengrrl: http://t.co/R06QTZS #

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-26

Aug 26

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

TweetMemeFace+: Being Friends with Professors – HackCollege – Student-Powered Lifehacking http://t.co/0vJjfqa #
Great Interview Questions List Generator http://t.co/eh37xqn #
Could Steve Jobs’s Stepping Down as Apple’s CEO Affect Higher Education? | The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/VmiPrt1 #
Make Tutorials Easily with Clarify | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/u8VUbAC #
New Facebook Privacy Controls | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/u8Jnr37 #
Receive Files in Dropbox with FileStork | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/n1Ou8O2 #
The Grammar of Mathematics: Writing About Variables | APA Style Blog: http://t.co/icyoUid #
Views: Mindset List, Class of 1915 – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/WXSmk06 #
What Social Networking Can Teach Us about Peer Review | Bedford Bits » http://t.co/lYOIi4P #

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-25

Aug 25

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

"An Apostrophe Is the Difference Between…" http://t.co/453QOe1 #
8 Tips for Using Quotes and Dialogue in Your Blog Posts http://t.co/Pyz8Bh1 #
The Slaying Of Grammar By The Digital Age: A Delightful Rant | TechnoBuffalo http://t.co/tDhV7UI #
Take Notes Like a Pro from the Back To School Podcast: HackCollege – http://t.co/W71Nzcl #
Ten Years Later: Remembering September 11th With an Oral History Project | Classroom Solutions http://t.co/Y2kKkv3 #
Teaching 9/11: Using Task Rotation for Analyzing Artifacts and Primary Sources | Classroom Solutions http://t.co/DF6Updj #
QuickWire: Major Libraries Join Controversial Project to Publish ‘Orphan’ Books Online | Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/JqCd9No #
New Site Brazenly Trades Pirated E-Textbooks | Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/UjxZWB3 #
Integrating a Digital Project Into a Class: Deciding on a Project | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/Ix2E4dt #
The Upgraded Group Rumbler | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/7nL5oUC #
Rules for Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse or Your First Year in Grad School | GradHacker http://t.co/XIZkMcb #
Is There a Question in There? The Active Class » Blog Archive » http://t.co/QVqgGOd #
Receiving Credit for Job Experience – NYTimes.com http://t.co/h9k5Bl4 #
Open Courses, Nearly Free – NYTimes.com http://t.co/7DeUJl4 #
Weekly Prompts From a Mentor – NYTimes.com http://t.co/eJyTfOn #
Online Enterprises Gain Foothold as Path to a College Degree – NYTimes.com http://t.co/Qe8FjTC #
Test-Driving Online Learning – NYTimes.com http://t.co/PnXqv5G #
Fox News and Rhetorical Effectiveness, or, "Teaching Rhetorical Fallacies." | The Blogora http://t.co/ku6oS5S #
Spending Too Much Time and Money on Education? – Room for Debate – NYTimes.com http://t.co/G76rPe8 #

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-24

Aug 24

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

Teaching for Uncoverage rather than Coverage | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/1IbDdiH #
Thanks for the retweets to @TimothyPShea @kitchens and @daniellestern. Glad you liked the articles I've shared :) #
Tools to Help Students Collaborate | Edutopia http://t.co/AMQ4u9l #
A Gentle (Re)introduction to ProfHacker | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/07CRvvB #
Blackberrys and Beyond: Technology and Global Higher Education | WorldWise – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/ZiYlRDT #
Speaking Up for Tenure | On Hiring – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/y9RaJoE #
My Daily Read: Deborah Tannen | PageView – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/Nroop1P #
Developing a Digital Etiquette Policy | ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/LaEQ5us #
The Culture of Some Colleges May Foster Gender Segregation by Major, Study Finds – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/YQU9eft #
5 Opportunities for Higher Ed Technology Leadership – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/iIk7KEW #
Kno Turns Textbooks 3D (Video) | TechCrunch http://t.co/6pXKnnP #
Missouri teachers sue to block social media law | Reuters http://t.co/RT2O8cf #
The Common Sense of the Fair-Use Doctrine – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/5q7EQVu #
Literature Brings the Physical Past to Life – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/HizphHN #
The 2011 Mind-Set of Faculty (Born Before 1980) – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/uYRGTsf #
The Loss of Excellence: Starting Over – Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/3Yw3p4n (on being denied tenure & restarting a career) #
As Textbook Formats Multiply, New Services Help Students Compare Options | The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/XXFNoBJ #
Career Advice: The Gossip Scene (The role of gossip in the lives of new academics) – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/iIqurcl #
What Students Don't Know – Inside Higher Ed http://t.co/z01Z3OU #
8 Tips for Using Quotes and Dialogue in Your Blog Posts http://t.co/WzgIuh9 #
The Beloit College Mind-Set List Welcomes the 'Internet Class' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/5llpGR2 #

@newsfromtengrrl for 2011-08-23

Aug 23

By Traci Gardnernews Comments Off

From Darth Vader to Jesus: Famous Lives in Minimalist Pictograms | Brain Pickings http://t.co/Qt7jHwC #
One Producer's Perspective on Copying "Common Craft Style" Videos | Common Craft http://t.co/azoE1s2 #
Novels read monthly by 'less than one in two children' | BBC News – http://t.co/8mSXPNh #
To Ban or Not to Ban: Schools Must Decide Cell Phone Policies | MindShift http://t.co/TucLzBa #
I’ve Stopped Creating Syllabi. Now I Create Syllabuses. — Jerz's Literacy Weblog http://t.co/qSPm2Ik #
What Would Be an Academic Version of ‘Go The F%#$ To Sleep’? | Brainstorm – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://t.co/30flYDh #
Syracuse University among colleges in Old Navy's new line of (grammatically incorrect) T-shirts | syracuse.com http://t.co/IP0P43G #