I.T. in the University

Susan Matt (my spouse) and I were interviewed on KCPW today about our course "Are Machines Making Us Stupid?" Here is a link to t...

Last week William Powers visited Weber State University and spoke about his book Hamlet's Blackberry. Recent articles in The Atlantic...

I just finished reading The Filter Bubble by Eli Pariser, who is the current president of moveon.org.  In keeping with the interests of th...

This blog is sort of an informal companion to a colloquium we hold here at Weber which is also called "I.T. in the University." ...

On the Music For Deck Chairs blog , the author (who wishes to remain anonymous) makes some interesting observations on the recent pepper ...

I've been regretting that my blog has such a pedestrian title, especially when I compare it to some of the other blogs I've bee...

I went to a Halloween costume party Saturday night.  The theme was "Come as your favorite religious figure."  Maybe we don't h...

It’s the day after the Open Education conference in Park City. What can I say in a brief blog post to mark that event?  I want to thank Br...

If you happen to be going to Educause 2011 in Philadelphia come by the following talk to find out what Chuck Severance has to say about open...

In the 45 second Ape In the Midst selective attention test  (you can take it yourself above) participants are asked to focus c...