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a note on critical computational literacy
In Changing Minds: Computers, Learning, and Literacy, Andrea DiSessa sets forth a definition of literacy that emphasizes the socially constructed nature of the term. He writes: Literacy is a socially...
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Lawrence Lessig’s Educause 2009 keynote
If you are an educator, new media activitist, or copyright law hobbyist and you plan to watch only one video this month, I’ve found the video for you. This is video from Lawrence Lessig’s keynote...
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tattooed academics signal the decline of western civilization!
file under: time for the old guard to die out I am alarmed by the elitism exhibited in a recent Chronicle of Higher Ed piece on scholars, tattoos, and piercings. The article, “The Candidate and His...
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I’m kind of appalled by Clay Shirky
You may have read Clay Shirky’s recent post, “a rant about women.” You may also have read, heard, or participated in the chaos and conversation that sprung up around it. And rightly so, given this...
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the sleeping alone review of films: And Then Came Lola
summary: I have a big problem with this movie. I’ve been sitting on a review of And Then Came Lola (2010), described in press materials as a “time-bending, comedic and sexy lesbian romp-loosely...
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Blog for International Women’s Day: A call to end ‘horizontal violence’
This blog post is part of the call from Gender Across Borders for blog posts written in response to the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. About a month ago, I posted a review of And Then...
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as goes Detroit…
file under: if you’re not mad, you’re not paying attention. I knew the recession had hit Michigan, my home state, harder than it’s hit any other place in the country; I knew this because I’ve been...
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clinging to lampposts: a video remix project
A few weeks ago, as my colleague Christian Briggs and I were creating our poetry presentation for Ignite Bloomington, I got myself inspired by creating this remix project of some key figures in the...
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Sons of Anarchy returns Sept. 7
The FX series Sons of Anarchy is one of the best dramas on television right now. For reasons that are unclear to me, however, many people whose opinions I deeply respect do not watch this show. I want...
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Jenna McWilliams: still not a seminal thinker
Almost three years ago I explained why I hate the words ‘seminal’ and ‘disseminate.’ Here’s the explanation, in brief: Both words come from the latin root seminalis, or seed, from which we also get the...
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