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Interesting article in Wired about how a few legislators are trying to push a law through that makes research publicly available 6 months after it’s been published. “When it’s the taxpayers that are underwriting projects in the federal government, they … Continue reading →

Interesting article over at the New York Times on humor. Humor isn’t so much us responding to wit, rather it’s a social lubricant. “The women put in the underling position were a lot more likely to laugh at the muffin … Continue reading →

All right, another group project. This group chose to provide content that taught interviewing skills. They did a great job creating an interactive story. They used Twee code, which is a very nifty program that allows you to turn word … Continue reading →

According to this cnn article, you get to spend roughly $4,500 on textbooks while you make your way through college. I have to ask, why? There really is no excuse for this. With all of the information available out there, … Continue reading →

I teach a class at USU with David Wiley. The class is an instructional design projects class. We broke up the course into three groups, and asked them to create a project that met three objectives. 1 – teaches something2 … Continue reading →

Exciting news from the Utah legislature. They have They have given a chunk of change to USU to help fund opencoruseware in the state. According to David Wiley, who would know, they are the first state or federal government to … Continue reading →

Ok, I’ve never turned to my readers before, but this time I need help. I’m a bad tipper, and by bad I don’t mean cheap. I mean bad. As in idiotic. Allow me to explain. There is this Mexican restaurant … Continue reading →

I started cleaning the house on Saturday, and finally flipped. I lost it. I’ve often complained about all the ‘junk’ we have around the house, but it seems like when I go to throw stuff out, we still have too … Continue reading →

Steve Jobs and Michael Dell shared the stage to talk about the state of public education… They hit the nail on the head. A few quotes: “The report says that Jobs’ words were quite strong, noting that the Apple and … Continue reading →

Came across this quote today… “Using statistics means never having to say you’re certain.”