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... in The Chronicle of Higher Education

Apple's New Tablet May Boost Sluggish E-Textbook Market, Publishers Hope

Behind the hype, does Apple's new iPad hold anything new for higher education users?

Taught by a Terrible Disease

An English professor at Oklahoma City University says her battle with Lou Gehrig's disease has had one positive effect: It's made her a better teacher.

'Climagegate' May Hold Lessons on Openness for Researchers Under Pressure

The hacked e-mail incident that is dogging climate scientists highlights the burdens placed on some researchers and prompts suggestions of how to respond.

When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom

College leaders usually brag about their tech-filled "smart" classrooms, but a dean at Southern Methodist University is proudly removing computers from lecture halls. Jose A. Bowen, dean of the Meadows School of the Arts, has challenged his colleagues to "teach naked"— by which he means, sans machines.

Journals Find Fakery in Many Images Submitted to Support Research

As computer programs make images easier than ever to manipulate, editors at a growing number of scientific publications are turning into image detectives — and are alarmed at the level of tampering they find.

How the National Archives Struck a Secret Deal With the CIA

In exclusive interivews, top officials from the National Archives discuss how they struck a classified agreement with the CIA spelling out how the two federal agencies would work together to remove documents from the archives' shelves for the purpose of reclassification.

 

... in Best of Technology Writing 2007

Berkeley Professor Searches for 'Truth' About the Twin Towers

A scientist's computer simulations of the 9/11 attacks in New York have led him to raise questions about the Twin Towers' design and to become an advocate for skyscraper safety. (Originally published in The Chronicle.)

 

... in The New York Times

Taking Video Games Seriously, as Art and Product

Review of the book Trigger Happy, which argues that video games have become cultural products worthy of serious consideration.

A Historian Presents the Civil War, Online and Unfiltered by Historian

Look at an interactive history project by a prominent civil-war historian that gives users a chance to explore original archival materials at the click of a mouse.

Lose the Seat Belts and Step on the Gas

Review of the video game Crazy Taxi, which makes cab rides through Times Square seem tame in comparison.

 

... in PopPolitics.com

The Communication Gap

Written during a month-long journalism fellowship in Finland, this dispatch looks at an event billed as the world's largest multimedia party.

Katie.com

A teenaged girl who was molested by a man she met in an Internet chat room faced unexpected challenges when she opened up a Web site to tell her story, as many anonymous commenters blamed her for what happened.

 

... in academic journals

The Journalist in the Chat Room: An Analysis of Washingtonpost.com's Live Online

A look at how the role of the journalist changes during online chats hosted by newspapers, arguing that such chats increase reader interaction and make the newsgathering process more transparent.

Textuality in Cyberspace: MUDs and Written Experience

An ethnography of a text-based virtual environment, written back in 1994 but still cited in discussions of online interaction.

 

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