A sociology of information triptych this morning. Disclosure laws that fail to fulfill their manifest/intended function, the secret work of parsing public information, and the
Journalism and Research Again
Lots of Twitter and blog activity in response to NYT article about Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff research paper on effects of teachers on students’ lives.
New Book on Data Journalism
Simon Rogers has a new book called Facts are Sacred: The power of data coming out as a part of the Guardian Shorts series with
Google Knol into the Dustbin of E-history
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
Rubrics, Disenchantment, and Analysis I
There is a tendency, in certain precincts in, and around, higher education, to fethishize rubrics. One gets the impression at conferences and from consultants that
Gossip, CMC, and Tight Knit Communities
U.S. In Small Towns, Gossip Moves to the Web, and Turns Vicious By A. G. SULZBERGER Published: September 19, 2011 As more people share gossip over
Innoeduvation 