Traci Gardner

Two Bottles of Cough Syrup Later

February 21, 2010

I’m finally digging out from the cold or flu (not sure which) that has had me buried under blankets for the last five days. Tuesday and Wednesday I couldn’t speak above a whisper. Thursday I was so gone that I didn’t even realize it was evening until someone else told me. I thought it was still mid-morning.

Two bottles of cough syrup and a box of Nyquil later, I’m feeling a bit better, but realizing just how much work has piled up. To catch up, I’m going to focus on posting only the most significant 3 or 4 news stories from the past few days. I’ll then start fresh today with the daily reports. Seems like the best course when there are over 1000 stories piled up in Google Reader.

After that, it’s on to some Bedford blog entries and other work that’s piled up while I was sniffling and coughing. So bear with me. I’ll have things back in order soon!

Filed under Personal Journal

@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-17

February 17, 2010

Facebook launch 'Zero' site for mobile phones http://bit.ly/b4Kpv7 #
Mobile devices may be next wave in education | SCNow http://bit.ly/9OkIBe #
Utah Mulls Eliminating 12th Grade – ABC News http://bit.ly/b0p18r #
A Taste for Language – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9iMhoa #
Faculty Challenge Tenure Denial – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bUj2pk #
Is Heckling a Right? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/ar2ykf #
Cursive is, like, so last century – San Jose Mercury News http://bit.ly/awtcbn #
Student Data Systems, Unite! – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cqHl4f –emerging infrastructure wd allow schools to share data about students #
Views: Don't Avoid Conflicts; Mine Them – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9ReOIj #
Frustration Over 'Framing' – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9dTfsP -Purdue University’s Online Writing Lab and tutor.com #
Which Social Network Is Right For You? – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/crNTMP #
Basic Etiquette for Email Lists and Forums – Lifehacker http://bit.ly/dmlqTf #
Plagiarism, or just 'mixing'? | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/9KYqHq #
Grammar rules vs. evolving usage | Los Angeles Times http://bit.ly/drC0BC #
Views: Gerrymandering the Canon – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/aS7omf #
T.C. Boyle talks about 'Tortilla Curtain' and censorship | PressDemocrat.com http://bit.ly/9296Oj #
New Plan Would Let High Schoolers Graduate Early – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cjx68h #
Lucille Clifton, Poet Who Explored Black Lives, Dies at 73 – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9oJNNW #
Study Finds Public Discontent With Colleges – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/agbruP #
What Are the Attitudes Toward ‘Cheating’ and Plagiarism Among Your Peers? – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9aKfjz #
Ralph McInerny, Mystery Novelist and Scholar, Dies at 80 – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/c0Xgqi #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-16

February 16, 2010

Students' Push for Open Education Meets Faculty Ambivalence – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/dhgnsJ #
Student Suspended for Facebook Page Can Sue – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/d4g0J0 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-15

February 15, 2010

Quiz: What's Your Study Style? | Seattle P-I | http://bit.ly/c9vjfP #
Picture literature | Deccan Herald | http://bit.ly/bcQsDX #
Are you at risk of plagiarism? | Times Online: http://bit.ly/dpCgLb #
The Trouble with Tenure – Blogcritics http://bit.ly/bVPQfH #
Dick Francis, British Jockey and Thriller Writer, Dies at 89 – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/aGheqy #
William Tenn, Satirical Science Fiction Author, Dies at 89 – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/d5o0kS #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-15

February 15, 2010

Lucille Clifton, honored poet from Buffalo, dies : The Buffalo News http://bit.ly/9ly3ED #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-13

February 13, 2010

Daring UVa students scale, ‘study’ Mount Chipotle: filthy, 40' parking-lot snowpile http://bit.ly/cCPi5n via @bazalka @nowviskie #
5 Minutes With the Linguist Who Worked on 'Avatar' – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9LzeWC (Subscriber only sadly) #
Biology Professor Charged with Murder in Alabama Shooting – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/9I3Ymd #
Free online university gets high initial marks | eCampus News | http://bit.ly/drFgTs #
The next wave in online education? | eCampus News http://bit.ly/bomvTl (on Google Wave and distance ed) #
New projectors make any wall an interactive whiteboard | eCampus News | http://bit.ly/bDqqoQ #
Apple's iPad could be game-changer in digital-media censorship – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/cQRWaE #
VT won't penalize campus paper – Roanoke.com http://bit.ly/bgJOGX -Paper wins anti-censorship fight #
Valentine's love poetry brings a hot rush of blood to the cheeks | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/dxyZo5 -on thermal imaging and love poems #
Why Orwell Endures – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cWpkuS #
FRONTLINE: digital nation – life on the virtual frontier | PBS http://bit.ly/bvwJHE #
One-to-one:Educators add individual computers and Internet access to classroom | Ames Tribune http://bit.ly/9diapL #
'The Warcraft Civilization' – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9gwdWs #
Do E-Readers Cause Eye Strain? – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bbiRmI #
Author, 17, Says It’s ‘Mixing,’ Not Plagiarism – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/aTg7Yq #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-12

February 12, 2010

Dramatist dropped from festival for copying play word for word – NZ Herald News http://bit.ly/cUeOF5 #
Obama Didn’t Endorse This Billboard, Either – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/aPt467 #
Professor Is Held After Three Are Killed in Alabama – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bnWHzU #
3 killed in Alabama university shooting – CNN.com http://bit.ly/cnGiHd #
Woman in Alabama college shooting opened fire in faculty meeting when she learned she wouldn't get tenure – WAFF-TV (via @BreakingNews) #
Tech-savvy 'iGeneration' kids multi-task, connect – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/9pI9oW #
People Share News Online That Inspires Awe, Researchers Find – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/9GZn1A #
The Man Who Looked Into Facebook's Soul: ReadWriteWeb http://bit.ly/dnJAA4 Info on 100s of millions of users available for academic research #
"Proof of Purchase" shows students buy into lessons – The Denver Post http://bit.ly/8XpHFL #
Wi-Fi Turns Arizona Bus Ride Into a Rolling Study Hall – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bW7mJM #
The Negative Buzz Around Google’s New Social Network – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cI9G36 #
YouTube, the G-Rated Edition – Gadgetwise Blog – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/bpeArJ #
J. D. Salinger’s Letters to a Friend Reveal Details of His Life – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/clbuA7 #
4 Popular Excuses for Plagiarism – Newsweek.com http://bit.ly/aivzs9 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-11

February 11, 2010

Teaching computers how to forget | Ars Technica | http://bit.ly/c0XNkO -Review of Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age #
Book Review: The Digital Writing Workshop – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/a6GRUK #
Community College Offers Students a Guarantee: a Job or Your Money Back – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/ckhAlv #
Not Plagiarism but Mixing and Matching, Says Best-Selling German Author, 17 – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cPPZ4Z #
Beyond the Dissertation Monograph | MLA: http://bit.ly/afsyR9 (via Becky Rickly) #
Enrollment Growth Amid Recession Creates Long-Term Challenges for States – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/dgasWF #
Graduating Seniors' AP Scores of 3 or Higher Were Up Slightly in 2009 – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aKgMX6 #
Popular Nonfiction, Academic Libraries, and Audiobooks – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bwyi2r #
Lessons from a Super Loss – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/bykwVX -"Playing it safe is pretty easy, but risk taking is hard." #
AP: More Pass and More Fail – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9UD4c8 #
Fading Stimulus Saved Colleges – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/d7YnQX #
The do’s and don’ts of Valentine poetry | INFORUM | Fargo, ND http://bit.ly/92BpUz #
Four things every student should learn … but not every school is teaching | eSchoolNews.com http://bit.ly/c6c0KD #
U. of Iowa Vice President Says Union Won't Show X-Rated 70s Film — The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bQs6ND #censorship #
With Buzz, Google Takes On Social Networking Rivals – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/8YJQbC #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-10

February 10, 2010

Teens Text 10 Times per Hour: Nielsen – MarketingVOX http://bit.ly/bVxuuB #
Wintry Literature For A Snowy Day : NPR http://bit.ly/dxjUnR #
California English Celebrates the California Writing Project – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/dc9fAq #NWP #
Scholars Use Social-Media Tools to Hold Online Academic Conference – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cVGg92 #
U. of Iowa Vice President Says Union Won’t Show X-Rated 70s Film – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bQs6ND #censorship #
‘Mark Twain’ by Michael Shelden Focuses on the Author’s Tailored Public Image – Review – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/98lJEl #
More Students Taking Advanced Placement Tests – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/dfTewh #
Meyer and Evanovich Turn Stories Into Graphic Novels – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/c7wnby #
Mississippi Plantation Diary That Inspired William Faulkner Discovered – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/dcrQip #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2010-02-09

February 9, 2010

The magic of a good book, lost in digital translation – The National Newspaper http://bit.ly/9zVN23 #
Secure Websites in Plain English – Common Craft – http://bit.ly/c2PsUa #
Zachary Mason’s Calculus of Writing, Applied to a Classic – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cA3k3Z #
Pupils 'must manage online risks' | BBC News – http://bit.ly/cLVISe #
Big Gifts Are Harder, but Still Possible, to Find – Fund Raising – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bXapeo #
Doctoral Students With Large Loans Finish Fastest – Faculty – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/cxVTa5 #
Chasing the Word: a Writer in Academe – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/92QDAW #
New Web Site Lists Free Online Textbooks – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/bZkU3i #
Class Produces Parody of The Office to Highlight Challenges of Teaching w/Technology – Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/aYoS51 #
J.D. Salinger: An Un-Appreciation – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9n59eh #
Anything But Studying – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/d86gKk –survey reports on how students spend their time #
What Did Jane Austen Know About Social Media? | Hubspot http://bit.ly/auwO27 #
Still Banned at Saint Louis U. – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/9iG1RQ –David Horowitz's ban from SLU, no matter what subject he proposes #
Frenemies of Facebook — II – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/cVUsom –on roommate matchup site URoomSurf #
Principles for 'One Faculty' – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/dAxcdF –joint statement on tenure and faculty #
Publishers Gain Leverage in E-Book Negotiations With Google – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/dqkLft #
Does literature of the homeless exist? | Books | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/a9VlQY #
Book Review-This Book Is Overdue! – WSJ.com http://bit.ly/9I77C8 Library no longer a mere home for books. It's a wired-up information center #
The Case for Literature | Education Week: http://bit.ly/cCDLW0 –letter from Nancie Atwell #
The towering George Orwell, 60 years after his death | Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/07/2010 http://bit.ly/ccZFBd #
Strategies for Writers: “Just Do It.” | ProfHacker.com http://bit.ly/apOVHe #
The iPad and Higher Education | ProfHacker.com http://bit.ly/a9pOfo #
A Well-Written War, Told in the First Person – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/cuLvPV #
25 places to find instructional videos – Jane's Learning Pick of the Day: http://bit.ly/cVzhNt #