Else-If-Then

Tag: cyberculture

  • I guess they’re keeping me another year

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    So I’ve finally got the word from the powers on high that I have been retained in my job next year. Now I just have to make it through the actual tenure review in Spring 09… And even though the issue has been been debated across disciplines for decades now, still there is little recognition…

  • "Appropriate " use of Facebook and similar sites

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    In a recent talk, Danah Boyd said that she doesn’t use these social networking sites the way teenagers do, nor should she. Now the first point is inarguable, but the second struck me as rather odd. I don’t see that there is any “should” about it. I mean, call me immature, but while yes, I…

  • "True North is in the Eyes of the Beholder"

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    Kim
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    Today I spent about 7 hours reading “writing proficiency (something) tests” –I always forget what the S stands for because everyone just says “WPST” all the time. Anyway, it’s exhausting to read and score (holistic scoring on a 6 point scale, 2 readers for each test) so many. I think I read about 60-70, about…