Scholarly Life of a Committed Technofile

I love fate…my posting about that faculty member banning laptops is so timely as I attend this conference. In all the sessions I’ve attended, I’ve found myself surrounded by people with their laptops flipped open working away on…whatever. Personally, I’ve been emailing, grading the online courses I’m currently teaching, googling information being presented, adding authors [...]

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I am attending the New Media Consortium conference for the first time. And technically the conference hasn’t started for me; all I did today was arrive, register, and attend the opening night social. But it’s been an interesting day so far.
First, you know it is a posh hotel when the shower stall is separate from [...]

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http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/index.php?id=1112
So I’m finally starting to catch up on my electronic reading. Yeah, this posting at The Chronicle is a little old; however, I still feel the need to respond. I understand the frustration of distracted students; however, having the laptops in the classroom can be so useful. I find that when I’m listening to someone [...]

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