Authors Unbound: The Rise of the Maker Author
While the old guard complains and wishes things were like “the good old days,” many of today’s most inventive authors are bursting from the seams of their books and breaking […]
Category Archives: the digital margins
Scott Turow and his Sinking Ship
What is the author’s role in the age of digital disruption? Will authors who treat books as start-ups be the agents of disruption, or will they be subjected to the […]
Scott Turow and The Zombiefied American Author
Last week, Scott Turow wrote of “The Slow Death of the American Author” in The New York Times. He makes one interesting point, stating that “the six major publishers – five […]
Transhumanism, MOOCs, and why I’d do a MOOC again (#edcmooc)
Last week, I submitted my final project for my first MOOC, E-Learning and Digital Cultures at Coursera.org (EDCMOOC). I enjoyed this MOOC experience, and I hope to do it again […]
Reviving that old debate about the definition of art
Recently, I had a discussion with a friend about art, and he posed some questions that get posed often: What is art? Where do we draw the lines between art and […]
Adventures with Mentors: Al Katkowsky
Say you’re a no-good clerk, or you used to be. How many times can you talk about your favorite band, book, or film? What do you do while you wait […]
Our digital futures and the problem with metaphor
This post is a response to readings assigned in week 2 of the E-Learning and Digital Cultures MOOC (EDCMOOC). This week’s readings deal with technological metaphors and the ways in […]
MOOC, day 1: Utopias, Dystopias, and Digital Divides
My MOOC starts today, and last night I took some time to get familiar with the site and see what the course schedule is like. To recap, this is my […]
How self-help books have changed the way we think
The “self-help” book has changed how we think, and many readers are OK with that. Here are some of my thoughts on why. Over the last year, I’ve read a […]
My first time with a MOOC
On a whim last October, I signed up for a MOOC on Coursera.org. For those not familiar with the term, MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Course, and it’s just […]
