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I once went to a meeting where a librarian angrily shook her fist and demanded that students stop using Wikipedia. She even admitted to intentionally posting false information on the site as proof that it was unreliable. When I left the meeting, I wondered if I was somehow letting my students down by using Wikipedia […]

I imagine we will spend a large chunk of time discussing our projects, but I wanted to post some links and questions for tomorrow’s class. I saw that the description for today was ePortfolios, and I think that is a good place to focus some of our attention. If you have never seen an ePortfolio […]

For my first blog post, I thought it only seemed fitting that I talk about support. I am talking about academic support, not emotional support. Although the two can often bleed into one another. PEER SUPPORT Many students tell me that they seek out the help of peers before handing in their work. By all means […]