Traci Gardner

@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-26

June 26, 2010

The Medieval Bestiary: Animals in the Middle Ages | via The Scout Report » http://bit.ly/9SHEdc #
Don’t Just Stand There, Say Something – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9wirzL (when someone makes an insensitive comment) #
The Story of an Essay – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9KT8L8 #timobrien #thethingstheycarried #
Multiple Task Questions – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cDk2NF (on GMAT & GRE) #
Autobiography of a Book Cover | Publishers Weekly » http://bit.ly/cM56PN #
Ten of the best beaches in literature | The Guardian http://bit.ly/bKwDx2 #
Bookmark This: Resources for Oft-Taught Subjects All in One Place – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cgmLvm #

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Want Free Pointers on Designing Class Projects?

June 26, 2010

Imagine a classroom full of engaged students busily researching, composing, and discussing their work. Project-based learning (PBL) can make such dreams a reality.

As the name suggests, project-based learning asks students to participate in a project that focuses on a particular question or issue. Edutopia describes PBL this way:

Project-based learning is a dynamic approach to teaching in which students explore real-world problems and challenges. With this type of active and engaged learning, students are inspired to obtain a deeper knowledge of the subjects they’re studying.

What makes PBL useful in the composition classroom is the focus on authentic writing situations. To have an impact on the real-world issues they explore, students communicate with real readers with a concrete purpose.

Whether you’re new to PBL or just looking for new resources, be sure to check out Edutopia’s free, upcoming Project-Based Learning Camp, led by Suzie Boss, co-author of Reinventing Project-Based Learning.

By the end of the camp, you’ll have everything you need to teach a project-based class this fall. And everything takes place online, so you don’t even have to put on your “school clothes” to participate. Sign up now, and I’ll see you at camp!

[Creative Commons licensed Flickr photo by USACE Europe District]

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-25

June 25, 2010

Computers Learn to Listen, and Some Talk Back – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9yYE23 #
Strange Bedfellows in Move for a XXX Domain – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bOBXRQ #
Gaiman's Graveyard Book nets 2nd kid's lit prize (CBC News) » http://bit.ly/cdv2lX #
The Grammar Plan Book: A Guide to Smart Teaching (Book Review) – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/bMRson #
AAUP Blasts Pennsylvania Textbook Bill – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/amSEWu #
Novel can't be discussed in class, Fremont school board rules – San Jose Mercury News http://bit.ly/chOug6 #
Too Much Self-Doubt? Try Thinking Like a Creator – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bCNz3l #
What Matt Drudge & Twitter Have In Common – THE DAILY RIFF – http://bit.ly/aFwYuZ #
Can a Video Game Be a Work of Art? – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bVJFnF #
‘Big Brother’ or ‘Big Sister?’ This College May Discount Your Tuition – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cNnrJB #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-24

June 24, 2010

The New Segregation Debate – Newsweek http://bit.ly/aHLaow #
A New Tool to Catch Plagiarism in Admissions Essays – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bPyv4z #
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Scholarly Research in Communication | Center for Social Media http://bit.ly/9xkhoM #
Standardization and Savings – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/a7iy2P (Same book, ever section, less cost) #
'The Testing Hall of Shame' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/coUlYi #
Project-Based Learning Camp | Edutopia http://bit.ly/dAauP8 It's FREE & online. Teachers collaborate to design class project for students. #
Flowers (And Family Dysfunction) 'In The Attic' : NPR http://n.pr/bYi7qO #
Filmmaker's Goal: To See Combat Through GIs' Eyes : NPR http://n.pr/9dwrUw #
'Completely Hollywood': 197 Films, Abridged : NPR http://n.pr/bXLmsu (featuring the Reduced Shakespeare Company) #
Videoconferencing Faulkner in Iraq – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9IiN7d #
Campus Overload – Tweeting your way into college? | Washington Post » http://bit.ly/aRpXZR #
Doctor Who vs Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy – Boing Boing http://bit.ly/bt6MMx #
The Difference between Twitter and Facebook – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/azoVDs #
National Academies Launch Study of Research Universities – The Ticker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aRpguI #
Learning-Centered Pedagogy – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9W3Uwj #
A School Leader Chooses Student Potential Over Test Scores – THE DAILY RIFF – http://bit.ly/b6SdRN #
Choosing the Right 'Person' in Classroom Communication – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aEjQF2 #
Yahoo Rolls Out a Renovated Flickr – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/d04dBi #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-23

June 23, 2010

Slow-Reading: An Antidote for Fast World? – Newsweek http://bit.ly/bWDFFr #
Information Wants to Be Expensive | On The Media » http://bit.ly/90Rrtr #
The Writer Who Couldn't Read : NPR http://n.pr/aT5ewO #
'The Shallows' by Nicholas Carr — 'Has The Internet Rewired Your Brain?' (Book Review): NPR http://n.pr/bBHnjJ #
Local Library Takes Math Gaming Beyond the Classroom — THE Journal http://bit.ly/c8LhJy #
The Librarian's Crystal Ball: Predictions for Higher Ed – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/ckqASE #
Google Docs Turns Scanned Letters Into Editable Text with OCR | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/aENXSI #
A Site for the Videos You Don’t Want Everyone to See – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9gj3ay #
Center Releases New Guide to Navigating Copyright Law – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cYDRPZ #
Print: Q&A With New Champ of Literary Mashups | Magazine http://bit.ly/bpJ8ql #
At Community Colleges, Open Access Is Latest Cutback – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9rDkfR #
PilotHandwriting Turns Your Handwriting into a Font | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/b0JBWg #
Understanding FERPA & Educational Records Disclosure – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/dhjNdn #
Colleges turn to software to detect applicants' plagiarism – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/92FmQw #
Justin Snider: Improve Your Writing "Quickly and Easily" | Huffington Post » http://huff.to/91PFIX #
8 tips to help you start the process of writing down your thoughts in a journal | WEWS » http://bit.ly/afRmHX #
Teach Media Literacy – Ideas Special Report – The Atlantic http://bit.ly/bV16NN #
Smaller Classes, Innovative Pedagogy at UCF | UCF Today http://bit.ly/bpRDuH #
Dr. Jane (Ph.D.) Can't Network, Either – THE DAILY RIFF – http://bit.ly/aAGuM4 #
Allen Ginsberg's photographs of the Beats – Boing Boing http://bit.ly/bmNlZT #
Students create video-chat program for deaf kids – Boing Boing http://bit.ly/b8sJg8 #
William-Henry Ireland's Great Shakespearean Hoax : NPR http://n.pr/aickyR #
Students Beg for Tuition Money Online – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ahk6gB #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-22

June 22, 2010

Academic Libraries Must Keep Redefining Themselves – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aPK1SE #
Arizona State Launching Online Credential for Online Teaching — THE Journal http://bit.ly/9BXFGS #
Are Major Marketers Training Consumers to Whine on Web? – Advertising Age – News http://bit.ly/cN1Yag (Tie to discussion of persuasion?) #
'Augmented Reality' on Smartphones Brings Teaching Down to Earth – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9WzDYh #
'Rebundling' Liberal Education – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9Z30La #
Tenure Beyond the Monograph – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aK9eiH #
Seed of Doubt: Is online education as good as traditional, face-to-face education? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aAhP0u #
Lady Gaga: Hope for the Homely – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/dfAlHb #
"Let's Raise Our Kids To Be Entrepreneurs" – THE DAILY RIFF – http://bit.ly/dm7J4L #
Video Lectures May Slightly Hurt Student Performance – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9MTESR #
Tom Stoppard fears for the 'loss' of the printed page | BBC News – http://bit.ly/ayemlx #
In Law Schools, Grades Go Up, Just Like That – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/a9J0YG #
Inquiry Is Sought Into Practices of For-Profit Colleges – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/assXE1 #
Students share what they learn with podcasts | OregonLive.com http://bit.ly/cuU26X #
Against Rank – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9AnCPl (on the lack of ranking of journals in the humanities) #
Get Them In, Get Them Out – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9BPKdI #
New Evidence of Racial Bias on SAT – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9Jmwf4 #
Adjuncts and Retention Rates – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aXhIri #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-21

June 21, 2010

When does getting online help for an essay become cheating? | BBC World Service – http://bit.ly/axbA2M #
World Cup Literature: Poetry On The Love Of Soccer | Huffington Post » http://huff.to/9CBkZP #
Online Learning May Slightly Hurt Student Performance – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ahYXWe #
Thinking Outside of Your Academic Ghetto Through Audiobooks & Podcasts – ProfHacker – Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/dx79l3 #
Schools, Filtering Companies Blocking Google SSL | Slashdot » http://bit.ly/9NCIVb (via @allanjude / appfail.com ) #
'How are you going to grade this?': Evaluating Classroom Blogs – ProfHacker – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aDL109 #
Commencement Speeches: Wisdom of Leaders and Guidance for Graduates – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/aEx6td #
How to use backchanneling in your classroom | NJEA » http://bit.ly/cnhbdX (via Mary Worrell/English Companion Ning Group on Diigo) #
Lady Gaga and the Research Process | Tengrrl.com » http://bit.ly/aOpRKX (via @lumpy) #

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Lady Gaga and the Research Process

June 21, 2010

Okay, so maybe I’m a month behind on finding this (via @Lumpy), but it’s too fun not to mention it now that I have. Cory Doctorow shared “Librarians do Gaga” on BoingBoing back in May.

In the YouTube video, librarians from the University of Washington share a few research tips, all to the tune of Lady Gaga’s Poker Face. I’m sure you’ll get a chuckle out of it—and maybe you’ll be inspired to ask your students to do their own video remixes to promote the school library.

If you want to know more about the video, the comments point to Sarah Wachter’s blog, where there are more details on how the video came about in FAQ style and a transcript of the lyrics.

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-20

June 20, 2010

Artist Re-Imagines 1977 Using 21st Century Technology | Gizmodo » http://bit.ly/dqb9gd #
John Updike’s Archive – A Great Writer at Work – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bRpJyO #
Internet plagiarism rising in schools | The Guardian http://bit.ly/cdHYub #
New Sharing and Editing Options in Google Docs | Free Technology for Teachers: http://bit.ly/aUtyWJ #
Quick Credentials Are Keys to Putting People Back to Work – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aBvJDb #
Five Best Blogging Platforms | Lifehacker » http://bit.ly/9hznix #
Scholar takes grades to task – Education – NewsObserver.com http://bit.ly/aduhxt #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-06-19

June 19, 2010

Yes, People Still Read, but Now It’s Social – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9WRXvd #
Top 10 Dads in Science Fiction and Fantasy | GeekDad | Wired.com http://bit.ly/aMphgA #
Ten of the best good doctors in literature | The Guardian http://bit.ly/bUNLJQ #
Frederick Douglass's Eloquent Autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/9MQipg #
New high-tech tool could ease teachers' work load | Eyewitness News 9 http://bit.ly/bsXdxC #
How Old Can a ‘Young Writer’ Be? – Essay – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/d9AXjI #
Beer Makes Grading Easier, Says Facebook – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bnvsT2 #
U. of Tennessee Wins Grant to Digitize Newspapers – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bncaGy #
Are Your Texts Depressed? The Computer Knows, Maybe – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9UfH5M #

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