http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:01:06 -0400 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/olympics-and-politics.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/olympics-and-politics.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/olympics-and-politics.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:01:06 -0400 When is something not a political issue? I find it a little odd all this protestation about protests, all these proclamations by politicians, sports pundits, and athletes that the Olympics are about "amateur" competition. Well, of course, the Olym... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/olympics-and-politics.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500e398f419de0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/strategic-reorganization.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/strategic-reorganization.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/strategic-reorganization.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:29:11 -0400 I've been working on our department's strategic plan. It's really difficult to be "strategic" in a department as divided as ours. It's not that we are hostile to one another. Nothing like that. It's more like the amicable divorce where exes get al... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/strategic-reorganization.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500f48cf2015f0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/the-brass-tacks-of-public-online-pedagogy.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/the-brass-tacks-of-public-online-pedagogy.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/the-brass-tacks-of-public-online-pedagogy.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:54:13 -0400 I'm in the midst of writing an article on this subject. It's been one of the main focuses of my work this sabbatical. I presented at NEMLA on it and will do a related, more academic presentation at Computers and Writing next month. But I'm at the ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/the-brass-tacks-of-public-online-pedagogy.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500f48cf19f910003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/when-to-hold-em-when-to-fold-em.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/when-to-hold-em-when-to-fold-em.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/when-to-hold-em-when-to-fold-em.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:01:25 -0400 Reading Richard Florida's Who's your city? it's only natural to think about one's own situation: should I move? where to? For me moving begins with a few caveats. First, in academia the job search is a little unique. I'd need to create a list of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/when-to-hold-em-when-to-fold-em.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500f48d0f501c0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/junot-diaz-wins-pulitzer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/junot-diaz-wins-pulitzer.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/junot-diaz-wins-pulitzer.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:50:15 -0400 I was very happy to hear Junot Diaz won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. I had the good fortune of meeting and befriending Junot when we were both undergrads at Rutgers. I've watched his career and enjoyed his... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/junot-diaz-wins-pulitzer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500e398f1e67c0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/not-a-technophile.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/not-a-technophile.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/not-a-technophile.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:47:53 -0400 It's understandable that people mistake me for a technophile. After all, I teach with technology, have a blog, make videos, etc. I research new media. However, to me, the idea of being a technology-lover would go far broader. I think that few peop... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/not-a-technophile.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500f48cf052c50002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/my-grandmother-died-today-or-was-it-thursday.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/my-grandmother-died-today-or-was-it-thursday.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/my-grandmother-died-today-or-was-it-thursday.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:00:02 -0400 It's sad to say, but she died on Thursday, though I only found out this morning. She was in her nineties and had suffered from senile dementia for at least a decade. She was able to recognize me at my wedding, twelve years ago, which is about the ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/my-grandmother-died-today-or-was-it-thursday.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500f48cf001880002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/composition-networks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/composition-networks.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/composition-networks.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:53:45 -0400 New post on my other blog on "product orientation in the age of networked composition." <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/composition-networks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500e398f194650004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/learn-and-serve-america-grant-program.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/learn-and-serve-america-grant-program.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/learn-and-serve-america-grant-program.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:58:25 -0400 Some of my colleagues are putting together an application for the Learn and Serve America Higher Education College Student Social Media Initiative. Basically the idea as I understand it is to use social media to facilitate and increase student pa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/learn-and-serve-america-grant-program.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500f48d0e88820001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/invisible-colleges-emergent-colleges.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Reid) http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/invisible-colleges-emergent-colleges.html?_c=feed-rss http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/invisible-colleges-emergent-colleges.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:06:40 -0400 A few weeks back at the C's, Collin's presentation mentioned the "invisible college," a reference to the precursor to the Royal Society as a predisciplinary network of academics. As Collin suggested, such invisible colleges continue to exist, part... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://twovirtuals.vox.com/library/post/invisible-colleges-emergent-colleges.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398f1120f000500e398f118dd0004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p>