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Category Archives: Research
Zotero, Now with Cloud
I was a huge fan of Zotero even when it was a local-only extension. [1] Now that it will sync across computers and allow online access to your library (with the 1.5 beta), it’s definitely at the top of my list … Continue reading
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The World (of English) According to Me – Pt. 1
In an earlier post, Humanities and the DY/DAN Method, I linked to Dan Meyer‘s blog and his take on assessment and homework in the mathematics discipline as a way to start thinking through similar issues in terms of the English … Continue reading
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Zotero + IA
If you haven’t already heard, some exciting news (and two clarifications) from Dan Cohen: I’m pleased to announce a major alliance between the Zotero project at the Center for History and New Media and the Internet Archive. The Zotero-IA alliance … Continue reading
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Researching the Bunny Man
My girlfriend and I were a little restless yesterday, so we took a drive out to a local “urban legend” hot spot: Bunny Man Bridge. The legends that collect around this site vary widely, attributing the origin to an escaped … Continue reading
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Research 2.0 Presentation Notes
I’ll be delivering a presentation at the NVWP Language & Learning Conference about using emerging online technologies to facilitate research. I’ve constructed a page on my wikispace to help with the presentation/discussion. I proposed and prepared this presentation somewhat selfishly: … Continue reading
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