Afraid to Change

05.19.10 Posted in Moxley, Social Media by Shelley

Long before I became interested in the ways people interact online, I was struck by an essay written in 1987 by Wendel Berry. In the essay, Berry explains why he “is not going to buy a computer.” To support his proclamation, he employs his activist background and claims an already unhealthy dependence on energy companies [...]

Semester Wrap-Up

05.16.10 Posted in Personal, conferences, research by Shelley

So much has happened in the past few weeks. But between school, and work, and my kids, I just haven’t found the time to catch my blog up. I spent much of the year until now working on my Action Research work, which you can read about under that tab. I have another action research [...]

Revolutionizing Reading

04.14.10 Posted in Reading, kindle, research by Shelley

Next week, I am conducting some ongoing research aimed at integrating technology into books. So I was particularly engaged last week as I was listening to an Educause podcast of a session from last year’s conference. In it, two representatives from Seton Hall were talking about the laptop initiative that they have on campus. During [...]

Happy Birthday Kindle (Part 1)

03.17.10 Posted in Personal, kindle by Shelley

My Kindle is 1 this month. All of you know how much I love it, so I thought I’d share what’s on my kindle so you can get to know me a little better. A couple of disclosures: 1) When I use my kindle, I am usually reading for pleasure (see this post or this [...]

Back To Basics

02.04.10 Posted in Social Media, collaboration, research by Shelley

I already mentioned that I’m revisiting an old project in hopes of extending it this semester. I’ve received some feedback from my major professor that I need to integrate some more theory into my proposal. I think he’s right. Not only do I think he’s right, I also think right now is the perfect time [...]

Old Projects Never Die

01.24.10 Posted in Social Media, research by Shelley

Last year, a colleague and I developed a project that offered differentiated instruction to third-grade readers. We ended up presenting our findings at FERA. For more information, see this post. In any case, I have the opportunity to revisit this project again this semester in a more formalized way. I am very excited! Instead of [...]

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