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April 10, 2019: the morning read

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Kevin

EdTech: 3 Ways Universities Can Keep Their Data Safe CNET: In a world of Google and Amazon, libraries rethink their role CNET: Facebook still tracks you after you deactivate account The Verge: Scientists are about to unveil the first images … Continue reading →

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April 9, 2019: the morning read

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Kevin

NY Times: At Long Last, a Glimpse of a Black Hole NY Times: Felicity Huffman and 13 Others to Plead Guilty in College Admissions Scandal NY Times: Olympic Cyclist Kelly Catlin Seemed Destined for Glory. Then She Killed Herself. NY … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | February 8, 2013

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The Wall Street Journal | Friday, February 8, 2013 Early Peek: An All-Digital Library…With No Books All Things D In One Fell Swoop, Facebook Glitch Deep-Sixes the Web by Mike Issac Listening Faculty.  Today was the second day of … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | February 4, 2013

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The New York Times | Monday, February 4, 2013 Broad Powers Seen for Obama in Cyberstrikes by David E. Sanger and Thom Shanker Study Discovers Internal Trigger for Panic Attack in the Previously Fearless by James Gorman The Chronicle … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | January 30, 2013

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The New York Times | Wednesday, January 30, 2013 In Renderings for a Library Landmark, Stacks of Questions, Still by Michael Kimmelman Beijing Takes Emergency Steps to Fight Smog by Edward Wong From Cuddly Critter to Killing Machine: Cats … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | January 23, 2013

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The New York Times | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 You Are Going to Die by Tim Krieder Public Universities to Offer Free Online Classes for Credit by Tamar Lewin The Wall Street Journal | Wednesday, January 23, 2013 U. … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | January 22, 2013

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The New York Times | Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Even if It Outrages the Boss, Social Net Speech Is Protected by Steven Greenhouse An App to Sift Through Books by Leslie Kaufman Flacco Shrugs Off Critics and Chalks Up … Continue reading →

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Information Not Affirmation

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Kevin

For those of us working in higher education information technology, summer is not down time.  Summer is a mad dash to update everything, to report on what we accomplished over the last year, and to make our plans for the … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading – 8/7/09

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Kevin

New York Times White House Is Struggling to Measure Success in Afghanistan – What are the right metrics for success in Afghanistan?  Congress (rightly) demands some measure of the progress of the war, but choosing the right things to monitor … Continue reading →

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What I’m Reading – 8/5/09

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Kevin

Creating an On-Demand Learning Experience – Echo360 presents a webinar on their new Building Block for Blackboard. 25 licenses for faculty to create videos using their laptop (screen capture, audio, webcam). Each account can post 10 presentations/3GB max. Intended to … Continue reading →

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