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Monthly Archives: September 2011
And the Search for Next Year Begins
When you’re starting to think about making the commitment to start a PhD program, you hear about how difficult/complex the academic job market is, but you don’t really get what that means till you’re staring down the barrel of your … Continue reading
Posted in On Being a Grad Student
Tagged being a grad student, dissertation, fellowships, grad school, job search, support
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Memory Module
The word “memory” has many meanings these days–13 definitions to be exact, according to dictionary.com. When I was a child, it meant one of two things: 1) the special place in my brain where I collected mental versions of good (and … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Using Computers
Tagged computer, dictionary.com, external hard drive, GB, MB, memory, TB
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Catfish
I have been thinking about whether or not I can reveal this in public, and I figure, well, okay. While I’ll never post about anything that’s not G-rated, I might occasionally embarrass myself. Humility is a good thing, right? So … Continue reading
Digital Dissertations
Since I decided that the focus of my research would be online, I’ve had a growing symbiotic relationship with the internet. I spend most of my time in front of my computer, having a conversation with someone or Google. I’m … Continue reading
What Do I Mean by Policy?
I asked one of my professors during my first or second year of grad school, How are education policies made? I demanded an answer to a truly impossible question, and my professor’s answer was appropriate: It is a very complex … Continue reading
Night Before the First Day of School
I wonder if my bad sleep patterns lately are a subconscious act of solidarity with teachers throughout New York City who are preparing to start another academic year tomorrow. I remember all too well that charged mixture of excitement and … Continue reading
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Tagged bathroom, first day, funding, lunch, mayors library, NYC, prep, skill level, teacher, teachers choice
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“Hope and enthusiasm are soaring here. But not test scores.”
This past Sunday’s New York Times published the first of a series of articles about “the intersection of education, technology and business as schools embrace digital learning”(p. 16) with the title “In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores.” I have to say, … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Instructional Technology, Policy-Practice Gap, Using Computers
Tagged classroom, digital, NY Times, pd, policy-practice gap, support, teacher
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Pednology, or Maybe Techagogy
Yesterday’s post marked the start of me trying to work out, in writing, some of the questions I have about pedagogy and technology. I’ve been spending more time with my computer than any other object in my life for at least … Continue reading
Posted in Instructional Technology, Policy-Practice Gap, Using Computers
Tagged digital, Facebook, fair-use, K-12, NYCTF, pd, policy-practice gap, rookie teacher, smartboards, support
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Where Physical Ends and Digital Begins
How often do you still download a document, or go to the site of a periodical you used to get in the mail every week, and approach it as a concrete piece of the physical world? How has the switch … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Using Computers
Tagged apps, classroom, digital, K-12, national technology plan, physical world
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