Posterous (et al) for mobile learning
Michael GallagherIn response to one of the learning activities for the #MobiMOOC course being conducted now (wiki or follow #MobiMooc or the Google Group), I am attempting in this post to…
Tanzania, Melbourne, Edinburgh, London,botany, Seoul, music: a cabinet of curiosities of a post
I originally had the following songs at the end of the post and realized that was just plain rude. Here are the songs I was listening to as I was…
QR codes, georeferencing tons of data, and unlocking academic energy
This Slideshare from Sidneyeve Matrix is quite good. Generally it steers towards business (rightly so), but I think it has great application to the non-profits/higher education/information services kind of space…
Finishing up in Charlotte
I am finishing up with the AASL Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. One more day on the exhibition floor and hopefully a few more good conversations with some really switched…
Tis the season for swag
Autumn. The season where the leaves change color, fall clothes are taken out of semi-retirement and the air chills just enough to make thoughts crisper, sharper, more in focus. And…
Primary vs. Secondary Sources in Presentation and Teaching
I get asked this question a lot in my work at a large non-profit academic database: what is the difference between a primary and secondary source? As we move towards…
Data for Research (DfR) Quick Use Case Video
This is a quick video outlining some ways in which the new Data for Research dataset service from JSTOR could prove beneficial to researchers. I double dog dare you to…