Category: Web & Mobile
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HELP! I can’t even edit my own posts…
OK. My very old posts. Posts which I am editing for the first time in ages… But still, why can’t I edit them? First some history The HASTAC site used to allow Full HTML access to all users. Over time, this became a significant security threat so we began filtering HTML tags around 2014. At the time, the Filtered HTML…
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Register for HASTAC 2017 Now! (Date CORRECTION Nov 3-4, plus HASTAC Scholars UnConference Nov 2)
We are very excited about HASTAC2017, “The Possible Worlds of Digital Humanities,” in Orlando Fl, Fri Nov 3 and Sat Nov 4, with the HASTAC Scholars Un-Conference the night before, Thurs Nov 2, 7-10 pm (and open to the public). Please note the DATE CORRECTION. (The Steering Committee–private event–also has its meeting Thurs, Nov 2…
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New edition of Bradley’s seminal internet search handbook tackles fake news
Facet Publishing have announced the release of the 5th edition of Phil Bradley’s Expert Internet Searching. In the fifth edition of Expert Internet Searching, author Phil Bradley targets the recent phenomena of fake news. Bradley explains why it occurs, how it can be identified and how information professionals can lead the charge in combating it.…
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NEH Object Lessons Workshop: Apply by June 30
Apply to an Object Lessons Workshop Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities How can scholars and nonfiction authors write for broader audiences while maintaining intellectual rigor and developing their academic profiles? In 2017 – 2018, Object Lessons will host four NEH Institutes. These workshops will offer guidance and strategies for answering this question, especially…
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LLG1: MOOC evaluation
An in-depth look at two popular online adult learning platforms and their overall effectiveness. Please open the attached document.
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SciGirls Code Playlists for Learning Final Report
{Art bots built with Hummingbird Robotics Kit} Who were you addressing with your design objective? SciGirls Code is designed for middle school girls (in grades 5-8) in out-of-school time. Sixteen participating sites, located across the country, will each engage ten girls in the nine-month pilot connected learning project. Sites are: Cedar Park Elementary School, Apple…
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Why WordPress? Take Control and Build Your Own Course Site
At every education level, teachers spend hours prepping and planning. For educators, the highest priority items when mapping out a semester often include creating learning goals, lessons, and assignments. It is completely understandable that the last thing any professor would like to do before the semester begins is learn a new tool. However, gone are the days where…
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Clean Air Survey
We chose to adapt the OPAL Air Survey in a few ways that improve upon the delivery of the survey. The OPAL Air Survey is an ambitious project that uses Lichen growing on trees to measure the relative health of the local air. Lichen are highly sensitive to air quality and have been used to detect…
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Bad Kids Save the World
Playground City has had three main focuses during the last three months: 1) Develop a suite of playlists that engage youth in their local food environment; 2) Connect with our learners where they are, and understand their learning identities by asking questions; and 3) Begin to address structural unemployment; i.e., understand employers’ hiring identities by…