After 15 weeks of non-stop work, a moment for thinking about something other than classes and budgets came available today. Recently, while googling about, I
Category: aa sociology of information
Bloomberg Contra Notification Norms
Consider a recent NYT article by Mosi Secret and Michael Barbaro about the controversy over New York mayor Michael Bloomberg’s failure to inform the public
What Will "Assessment 2.0" Look Like? A Proposal
The most serious flaw in assessment as now practiced is the premise that it is something that teachers are not interested in, do not want
Information Control and Politics: Not Just "Over There"
Cell Reception Cut In San Francisco To Hinder Protest by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS August 13, 2011 Transit officials blocked cellphone reception in San Francisco train stations
animal diminutives
At the risk of straying too far off the sociology of information trail, may I report a conversation from this morning’s ride down to CASBS
The Rubrikization of Higher Education
The rubricization of education has always rubbed me the wrong way but I’ve never been able to put my finger on concrete flaws beyond the
