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Wiki, smiki, freeki?

During my presentation at last week's 2007 CIO & Digital Library Forum, I made the point that wiki use in education, unlike blogs, is not entirely ready for prime time. Educators who use it are pioneers (or early-adopters, in marketing-speak). That's Read More...
Posted Friday, July 27, 2007 9:57 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments
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Turnitin Bibliography, Academic Culture, Educational Podcasting, Free Geography Tools

Turnitin Bibliography by Charles P. Nelson via Stephen Downes Charles has written and collated a rich treasure trove of Turnitin (an online plagiarism detection service) resources. While it is touted as a solution to a problem, not all educators approve Read More...
Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2007 5:14 PM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 1 Comments

A short note on copyright

Thus far, I have not touched on intellectual property issues because I feel that these have been adequately covered in the media and on campus. The university's policies regarding use of IT resources are also quite clear on copyright. Nevertheless, it Read More...
Posted Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:09 PM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments
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Wikipedia, secondary sources and authority

I'm not sure how prevalent this is here but there is a big debate going on in the United States about using Wikipedia for research . Andy Carvin at learning.now points out that Middlebury College officially disallows citations from Wikipedia . However: Read More...
Posted Monday, March 05, 2007 10:04 AM by Kenneth Gerard PINTO | 0 Comments
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