Tag Archives: Internet

No ads – and their tracking cookies – on this blog

A year ago, when I moved my blogging to WordPress, I decided to purchase the “no ads” upgrade.  At the time, my reasons were primarily aesthetic: I don’t like to read ads, and presumed you wouldn’t either The ad companies … Continue reading

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Tough research question on web site use

A cartoon skewers the typical content on college web site home pages, but it’s worth pondering how anyone would discover what folks were looking for but didn’t find. Continue reading

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Can you verify who you are?

Image by Pathfinder Linden via Flickr Textbook companies often provide a variety of resources for faculty members who use their textbooks – exam questions, digital versions of charts from the book, pre-made powerpoint slides, outlines and lecture notes.  Their quality … Continue reading

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