The impact of digitization on the study of literature

Parry, M. (2010) The humanities go Google Chronicle of Higher Education, June 3

In 1959, a physicist and novelist at Cambridge University, C.P. Snow, argued that the breakdown of communication between the “two cultures” of modern society — the sciences and the humanities — was a major hindrance to solving the world’s problems.

This [...]

Libraries wade into the Google Books debate

Kolowich, S. (2009) Eye on Google Inside Higher Education, December 18

More concerns about Google becoming the master of the digital universe. The article describes an interesting set of objections from American Library Associations about the Google books settlement, including lack of representation of academic authors on the proposed Book Rights Registry. Glad someone’s [...]

Are learning management systems doomed?

As usual, George Siemen’s blog is being provocative in his November 10, 2009 posting: Futue of learning: LMS or SNS, in which he argues that Facebook is the model for education in the future, not Moodle. The discussion following his blog is also worth following.

My only comments on his blog:

1. Why does [...]

Incorporating Google Apps with Blackbord

eSchool News (2009) Blackboard works on Google integration, eSchool News, November 3

A report of work at Northwestern University to provide an open-source integration of Google Apps and Blackboard, facilitating group project work and other educational applications.

Google Books Settlement deadline and discussion

Kolowich, S. (2009) Speak now or forever hold your copyrights Inside Higher Education, Sept 4

Like many other authors, I have been grappling with how to respond to the proposed ‘Google settlement’. The Kolowich article provides a good discussion of some of the issues. For an even more comprehensive discussion, go to the Public [...]