It’s 5 months and 6 days. I’ve been assured that the refund check has been cut and I should have it this week. Here’s what happened late last week. 12/10/09: 2:42 PM, I returned the call from Mary, an Executive…
Category: Personal Journal
@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-13
Claiming Poe – The Boston Globe http://bit.ly/6k8qkS # Stephen Toulmin, a Philosopher and Educator, Dies at 87 – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/4Lx68F # Powered by Twitter Tools
@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-12
Digital Readers | YALSA » http://bit.ly/7tozcN –Sherman Alexie # Authors and Publishers Argue Over Digital Rights to Older Books – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/8Z1Nrw # Ten of the best lawyers in literature | Books | The Guardian http://bit.ly/6Wfpcf # Monroe Tarver Talks…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-11
Flagging plagiarism, Blackboard's SafeAssign helps faculty stop cheating – Southern Illinois, Edwardsville – http://bit.ly/8umz4k # Survey shows many incidences of plagiarism go undiscovered – The Mac Weekly http://bit.ly/4IdJvc # A Brief History of Standardized Testing – TIME http://bit.ly/6E36UW # Clueless…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-10
In the Midnight Hour – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8f0Is9 # Students let it flow at writing workshop | South Bend Tribune: http://bit.ly/6lHHJO –on Southwestern Michigan College's Writing Olympics # U. of South Florida Promises a Laptop for All Athletes –…
Does Comcast Care, Part 2
It’s now 5 months and a day. Still no $300 refund check. Still no explanation for why. 12/08/09: After I tweeted and blogged about the situation, Detreon, the most recent Comcast rep I’ve communicated with, left a comment on my…
Does Comcast Care?
The issue is very simple. I am due a $300 refund on equipment that I turned in July 8, 2009. Everyone who actually looks up information on my account says that yes, I am due the money and yes, they…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-07
Hulu and Higher Ed – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/8n36lY # Having the Final Say – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/4EK2DJ –on designing final exams # Lincoln U. Ends Obesity Rule – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/5VLtCG # Learning From Online – Inside…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-06
Calling an Audible – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/7VtRlZ –Stick to your syllabus, or change it? # A new way of learning – Wyoming Trib.com | http://bit.ly/5ZM5bk –Digital media & design class teaches English through 4 areas of media…
@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-12-05
Multiple Screens Built for Textbooks as E-Books – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/6Rmxo1 # Questions for Jeffrey P. Bezos – Book Learning – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/4IHSMu –Interview on the Kindle # U.S. Sued by Privacy Group EFF Over Use of Facebook, Twitter Data –…