Category Archives: reading

Blocked on Blogging? Read About Writing

Posted on October 20, 2015 by

As long as I’m blocked on blogging (and no, I don’t want to talk about it), maybe it’s time to list some writing-related links I’ve been saving for just before National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) starts on November 1. No doubt I’ll … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Lone Wolf Conspirator

Posted on October 5, 2015 by

Shhh — I snuck books into my high school library. Don’t tell anybody. I was reminded of my one-man “conspiracy” when I read that the final run of hard copy library catalog cards was printed last Thursday — the end of … Continue reading →

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When Once is Not Enough: Books to Re-read

Posted on August 27, 2015 by

The Japanese have a word for unread books — tsunduko. I wonder if they have another word for the stack of books you intend to re-read? Mind you, there are plenty enough books in the world I still need to … Continue reading →

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Censored: “Poem of the Year”

Posted on August 25, 2015 by

Confession time: I wrote poetry in high school — a lot of poetry. Was it any good? Again, I repeat, it was high school poetry, so I’m not going to say it was good. Mine was good enough to be … Continue reading →

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A Few (309) Items for Your Weekend

Posted on August 15, 2015 by

A small collection of lists for your amusement and/or enlightenment: 12 Books that will Lift you Up We all get down — here’s some specific suggestions for uplifting reading material. 20 real things I wish someone had told me when … Continue reading →

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Unbundling — and Re-Bundling — Learning

Posted on June 10, 2015 by

One of the SXSWedu sessions I sketchnoted was “Here Comes Prof. Everybody” and one of the phrases that caught my attention described how developments such as Coursera and Fedora promote the “unbundling of teaching.” Technology now allows teachers to  reach … Continue reading →

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Links for Thinking

Posted on March 6, 2015 by

T.G.I.F. — or as someone recently corrected me, T.U.I.F, explaining, “If you want to thank anybody for Fridays and weekends, thank the unions. After all, God worked a 6-day week.” Anyway, it’s time for relaxing, which for some of us … Continue reading →

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