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Learning Volleyball Forums - 0 views

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    Safe online community to talk about volleyball :) Everyone is welcome, from beginners to experts. This can be a great way to learn about volleyball or teach others about the sport! Check it out!
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Information on Bass Guitars | eHow - 0 views

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      Five and six stringed basses are the more popular ones used in today's music.
  • Traditional bass guitars have four strings, but five and six-string basses are also available.
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    Information on Bass Guitars. Bass guitars are available in many styles and configurations. Educating yourself with information on the various types will allow you to choose the best instrument to suit your needs, playing style and ability. Like guitars, basses are made for every budget, but it is sometimes confusing for beginners to discern why one...
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"Who Do You Think You Are?": When Marginality Meets Academic Microcelebrity - Ada: A Jo... - 0 views

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      I find this concept of academic microcelebrity fascinating. It makes me question why we do the things we do. Are we trying to become microcelebs? Or to have a meaningful impact on our fields -- which may involve finding new ways of doing things, collaborating with others, etc. 
  • A systematic analysis of my public writing makes the case that as academics are increasingly called to “publicly engage,” we have not fully conceptualized or counted the costs of public writing from various social locations.
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      This statement really resonates with me -- I feel like the notion of being a public scholar has been tossed around and is valued in name, but few people are taking the time to really explore what it might mean. Further, the systems in which we operate as academics (tenure and promotion systems, hiring, evaluation) are such that publicly engaging may be just as likely to backfire on the individual as it is to support the individual.
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Software Will Not Eat Education | Technology and Learning | InsideHigherEd - 1 views

  • Hire enough faculty to have classes small enough so that the professors can get to know the students as individuals.
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      To me, this is such a major point. I wonder, however, what the masses value. Human interaction doesn't come cheaply. I think that if a MOOC provides as much instructor interaction as a regular university course, then the university needs to rethink what they're doing. (And yes, I know this is the case in many instances, including some instances in which class size would allow greater instructor-student interaction). Thoughts?
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Drug Testing Is Coming to E-Gaming - The New York Times - 1 views

  • the Electronic Sports League, one of the most successful leagues in competitive video gaming, said on Wednesday that it would test players for performance-enhancing drugs starting at a tournament in August.
  • e-sports, as professional gaming is widely known, is evolving into a mainstream form of competitive entertainment.
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Forget Sexting: 9% of Americans Claim to Have Actual Sex While Texting - 1 views

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    Some 20% of Americans ages 18 to 34 multitask this way too Sometimes the heat of the moment isn't just enough to fully unplug. According to the 2013 Mobile Consumer Habits study conducted by Harris Interactive for mobile company Jumio, most Americans don't like parting with their significant other - their smartphone.
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6 Surprising Insights Of Successful Employee Engagement - 0 views

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    Founder of the company I am interning for, Studer Group, e-mailed this to everyone in the company. Thought it was an interesting read. And this is an attempt at getting acquainted with the functions of Diigo. Finally, leaders are now convinced one of their last remaining competitive advantages lies with their people. Businesses have begun to signal to workers that their needs will now be honored on a scale only previously reserved for customers and shareholders.
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Free ebooks by Project Gutenberg - Gutenberg - 0 views

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    Hi all! This is mentioned in the Caswell article. At publication date (2008), it had 20,000 books, now it has 49,000. Cool!
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An App To Stop Cyberbullying : NPR - 2 views

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    About STOPit, an app that allows kids to anonymously report cyberbullying
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    I listened to that live. I love this and hope it is utilized.
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http://soltreemrls3.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/solution-tree.com/media/pdfs/Rep... - 0 views

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    Diigo shared annotation directions for teachers
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Impact of Multimedia in Sina Weibo: Popularity and Life Span - Springer - 1 views

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    LIfeSpan of a Tweet (doesn't appear to be in FSU's library -- I'm going to see if ILL will get it for me. Let me know if you want me to share ...).
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A Primer for EdTech: Tools for K-12 and Higher Ed. Teachers - Hybrid Pedagogy - 1 views

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    Lots of tools we've already discussed, plus some others (not all Web 2.0).
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Take Social Collaboration To Next Level - Global Cio - Executive - 2 views

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    Interesting article -- introduces idea of "creation spaces" Some of you might find some inspiration here for Produsage 1.
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