Procrastadabbler

I work alone, a lot. And I like it. I like the hours of solitude tapping away at my computer and visiting with my books. But there is a need for fresh ideas and to be able to bounce ideas around. And that’s where twitter and facebook come in. Those two tools are becoming more [...]

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I spent the last week or so analyzing data from a series of focus groups and interviews. This week I’m working on writing up the findings. It seems easy at the outset – as I look at my analysis, but then as I start writing I begin to better understand the subtle nuances that I [...]

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There’s the compulsion to write without the filter of worrying about meeting the demands of academic quality. I’ve come to realize that’s the attractiveness of blogs. For me. I don’t have to cite. I don’t have to build an argument. I don’t have to examine my warrants. I can rant if I so choose and [...]

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It’s been a bizarre week. I woke up Monday morning energized by ideas tha had been floating around in my brain and ready to tackle some writing and analysis. Then I received a letter from the Rank & Tenure committee at my institution informing me that my motion for promotion and tenure had been “disapproved.” [...]

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