Wow, Google hates women, that’s stupid”, observed my 10-year-old son. Needless to say, Google needs to get with the program. My son gets it. So should you.
I’m an old school video guy
IGTV is "a new app for watching long-form, vertical video from your favorite Instagram creators." I realize that IGTV from Instagram probably has an audience, but I'm not yet convinced it's for me. Call me old school, but I'm quite concerned about an outbreak of VVS. Are you not concerned, too? Vertical Video Syndrome... Continue Reading →
Cheers to my ALA friends
This weekend, thousands of librarians will descend upon the city of New Orleans for the American Library Association annual conference. It's a big deal in our profession, and for the first time in ages, I'm not there. There's a number of reasons I decided not to go, but they all boil down to just... Continue Reading →
Is this thing on?
I miss blogging. I miss the community we had with blogging. I just published this blog post. And it felt great.
Wake Up and Get to Work: How to Engage Large Classes with Active Learning Exercises and TopHat
A few months ago I wrote a post about how I use TopHat to better engage students in my large classes. Last week I presented on the topic during one of our library's "Impact Through Action" workshops. The video below is a recording of my presentation.
“Thanks” — it really does mean a lot
This made my week, and definitely goes in the "save for a rainy day" file: I am writing to you to express my gratitude as a parent and my admiration as a fellow librarian. My son is in the business cluster this term and he shared your subject guide with me, because he knows... Continue Reading →
There’s hope for the future
When a student gets your reference to an "old song," it makes you think the kids will make it someday.