a sometimes blog about mostly libraries
In 2009 I started work on a book I published in 2011, Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators. It was a labor of love/hate to create, the book I wish I'd had when I started teaching way more frequently than I ever imagined I would. It utterly consumed my life for two... Continue Reading →
Last weekend I took a surfboard to the side of the head on a truly beautiful day. I stayed in the water and rode a few lopsided waves, mostly to convince myself that I didn't have a concussion: the Pacific having dropped to the high 50s helped stave off the swelling, and all proved no... Continue Reading →
When the drafting is done, there are two sides to any publication: effort and output. Effort is what it takes to get something written, output is what is (eventually) suitable to be read. These rarely resemble one another as much as an author might hope, and the former always takes a greater than expected physiological... Continue Reading →
As I round out the last big project I'll have on my compositional plate for a while, I reflect that I've been experiencing serious bouts of writer's block. Or at least that's what I assumed I was experiencing, until I ran across a post by Scott Berkun that makes the rather prescient point that "it’s... Continue Reading →
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