February 13, 2013
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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On December 21, 2012, Blake Ross—the boy genius behind Firefox and currently Facebook’s Director of Product—posted this to his Facebook page: Some friends and I built this new iPhone app over the last 12 days. Check it out and let … Continue reading
January 29, 2013
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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You’ve probably been there. A new job, a new project team, a new client. A great first meeting. Everyone is invited to talk, to listen, to contribute. Everyone is assured that their voices will be heard, their concerns addressed, their … Continue reading
November 4, 2010
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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I got in a little bit of a friendly dust up yesterday on Twitter when I asked, “As I watch colleagues embark on the 2011 #jobmarket I have to wonder, why on earth does it take humanities departments 6+ months … Continue reading
September 2, 2010
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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A discussion today on Twitter about the rising costs of conference space, even on campuses, which in many cases charge their own faculty and staff for use of facilities, got me thinking that we humanists should be thinking more creatively … Continue reading
August 3, 2010
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Over the past few months, several people—including several participants themselves—have asked me how we chose the One Week | One Tool crew. We had about 50 applicants. Nearly all of them were perfectly qualified to attend. This made the selection … Continue reading
July 28, 2010
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Three days into One Week | One Tool, I’m beginning to see that one of the nice things about running an NEH Summer Institute as a practicum rather than a classroom is that the organizers learn as much as the … Continue reading
March 26, 2010
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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I will be the first to say that I have been, and continue to be, extremely lucky. As I explained in an earlier post, I have managed to strike a workable employment model somewhere between tenured professor and transient post-doc, expendable adjunct, or subservient … Continue reading
November 23, 2009
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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In an article about Kuali adoption, the Chronicle of Higher Education quotes Campus Computing Project director, Kenneth C. Green as saying, With due respect to the elites that are at the core of Sakai and also Kuali, the real issue … Continue reading
October 16, 2009
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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Here’s a list of three questions one might overhear in a peer review panel for digital humanities funding, each of which can kill a project in its tracks: Haven’t X, Y, and Z already done this? We shouldn’t be supporting … Continue reading
March 23, 2009
by Tom Scheinfeldt
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The American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) provides cultural heritage professionals with some relevant information on surviving the economic downturn. JISC provides advice on choosing (or not choosing) a Creative Commons license. Missed it at the launch? Didn’t … Continue reading