academhack

Here is this week’s collection of things you might want to check out if you are interested in academia, technology, or perhaps just looking for something to read while you wait for that download to finish.

Scholarly Research Excahgne: Someone I follow twittered this earlier in the week (sorry not sure who so I can’t give […]

I am currently working on a longish post about using Twitter in academia, but in the meantime I have collected some useful links to peruse.

First up Big Think. Think of YouTube for ideas. The polish on this site is nice, and it seems to be off to a good start with some rather substantial names […]

First, an exciting piece of news for all of those who like free stuff and RSS: NetNewsWire (high-powered RSS client for Mac) and FeedDemon (a PC version) are now free. That’s right free as in free beer, which is doubly good because RSS helps you get free speech as well.
Second, I recently did an interview […]

The short version: Yale now offers a range of course materials online free to the public. While currently the number of courses is rather limited, the scope of materials for each class is substantial and more thorough than current alternatives. The Yale Online Initiative isn’t perfect, but it is a huge step in the right […]

To the readers, I apologize greatly for lack of posting, being new faculty has taken up all my time. What little blogging time I have had has been taken up by the blog for Emergent Media and Communications here at UTD. But never fear, I now have an office (which wasn’t the case a couple […]

It seems like everyday I discover a new use for RSS. The problem with RSS is that is is hard to explain, and even harder to get people to start using (I know I tried). If you are still confused about RSS, or are someone who tries to explain this tech to others […]