Class Archive
- My Tweets
Class Directory
- Announcements (9)
- Creation Submissions (13)
- Current Events (7)
- Discussion (31)
- Links Roundup (7)
- Miscellaneous (2)
- Q & A (4)
- Reflection (6)
- Review (3)
- Wild Card (6)
Things We Discuss
30 Rock activism announcements as seen on TV authority Barnes & Noble Barone blo-pens blogosphere bookstore buzzfeed colleges commercials copyright corporations creation curation digital divide digital natives education Edward Snowden feminism Honors Program Info information information literacy internet Linked Open Data metadata Michelle Goldberg Montevallo Montevallo Honors Program Netflix net neutrality politics of info politics of information racism readings sexism social media textbooks Twitter UM Venn diagram wikipediaLog in
Daily Archives: January 21, 2014
Interview with Dr. Matthews and Anonymous Student
I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Matthews, a chemistry professor at the University of Montevallo, about her views on information. Kayla Pilkington: Why did you choose the textbook? Dalila Matthews: The current text book was chosen because at the time of … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion
Leave a comment
Net Neutrality No More?
On January 14, 2014, a federal court ruled against Federal Communications Commission regulations protecting net neutrality. You’re probably asking yourself two questions at this point: “What does that mean?” and “Why should I care?” I’ll answer the second question first, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events
Tagged internet, net neutrality, Netflix, open internet, politics of info
Leave a comment
Using the Master’s Tools
Audre Lorde said that the master’s tools could never dismantle the master’s house. She was talking about feminist women working within the patriarchal structure of academia, but her words make sense in many contexts where information is created and/or knowledge … Continue reading
Posted in Wild Card
Tagged academic_journals, authority, higher_ed, publishing, racism, rage, sexism, smash_patriarchy, subversion
2 Comments
Universities Pay Twice for Information
This week we’re talking about a series of issues related to the cycle of information in the academy. They all involve the cost of producing and consuming information that is deemed to be “scholarly.” Many of us are newcomers to … Continue reading
Posted in Discussion
Tagged authority, databases, Elsevier, open access, PMLA, publications, tenure, Timothy Gower
5 Comments
Taming of the Shrew with Dr. Stewart
This is a brief announcement for the University of Montevallo Honors Program students. This March, our President John Stewart will be hosting a trip down to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival to see their production of The Taming of the Shrew.