Responses to edwired’s post Making Digital Scholarship Count (2) raise the question, is a blog scholarship? I worry that our efforts to open up definitions of scholarship may create checklists—this is in, that’s out—that will further inhibit creativity and innovation. A blog seems to be an excellent way to develop a train of [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Is a blog scholarship?
Posted in history, new media, popular history, scholarship, tagged blogs, Center for History and New Media, digital humanities on July 13, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A Good Day on PEI
Posted in Prince Edward Island, cultural heritage, history, museums, tagged Blue Mussel Cafe, Rustico, Rustico Harbour Fishery Museum on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One last post before we leave for Prince Edward Island. I meant to write a review of the museum but the Cityfolk Festival, conference planning, and gardening have interfered with blogging – I’m sure that’s a good sign.
North Rustico Harbour Fishery Museum display
So, for you visiting Prince Edward Island, my favorite place to [...]
Big Books for Summer
Posted in Dayton, Prince Edward Island, history, photography, reading, tagged acadian, Charney, Erdrich, faragher, follett, Harwood, Kelty, mystery novels, Ondaatje, Two Bits on July 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I mean big as in heavy books to lug to the beach this summer. I wrote earlier about oral history books leading up to the Oral History Association conference in October, 2008. The Dayton Teachers History Book Club is reading Doris Kearns Goodwin, Team of Rivals as a companion to following the nominating conventions and [...]
23(or 43) Things: Google Docs
Posted in 23 (or 43) Things, Education, oral history, tagged Google Docs on July 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I return once again to posting about some accessible and, by the time I figure it out, pretty widely used tools that I recommend to history and social studies education students. This time I recommend the tool to anyone who needs to collaborate on a project. This includes colleagues who are planning conferences or productions [...]
