Over the last couple of weeks, there has been some discussion online about the worth of peer review. Is it valuable, or is it antiquated? As an Assistant Professor who goes up for tenure next fall, allow me to contribute my two cents. I guess the real question behind this whole publish or perish (which [...]
I was talking to one of our graduate students, Mark Jones, and he showed me a Wordle cloud he made using his dissertation literature review. I thought it was a cool idea, and I thought I’d show you the cloud I made using my dissertation, Can advance organizers reduce computer anxiety in preservice teachers?.
Three videos I came across today that cracked me up. I just thought I’d share. I guess only two would qualify as viral, but I thought it was a good title. Star Wars: An a capella tribute to John Williams Rhett and Link’s Facebook Song: Miami Univ. Facebook Song:
One of the things that I love the most about Oklahoma State University is our own Edmond Low Library. Some of the other schools that I’ve either attended or taught at had old libraries, but none of them was as cool as Edmond Low. It SMELLS like old books. As I was thinking about it [...]
If you haven’t seen this yet, I highly recommend it. Joss Whedon is my favorite TV/movie writer, and this thing is absolutely brilliant! It’s only available for free until Sunday, July 20, 2008. So hurry up, and be prepared to laugh! ****UPDATED**** Dr. Horrible is now available via HULU. But go buy it at iTunes [...]