Archive for October, 2016
Digital Difference
To get directly to the point, I have to say that neither article has me completely convinced, and I think part of this is due to what is overlooked or hardly addressed in the cases for each “side”. Additionally, I wanted to be better convinced by Gannon’s argument. I agree in the sense that social […]
Tale of the Tattooed Professor and the Serious Academic
I will begin by thinking at the meta-level: if I had responded within the first 30 minutes of reading Gannon’s post, I would have responded in favor of it, because when I first read an article or post, I usually agree with most of the points. Once I take more time to reflect on it […]
Serious Academic
This prompt is so fun! I say this because social media is obviously something that I’ve grown up in and know a little bit about. This makes me question something I haven’t before, however, even though it doesn’t really have to do with today’s blog post: Is social media a form of DH? Hmm. I […]
Technology Battle
I honestly do not feel very inclined to take a side in this debate (partially because of how snippy everyone got). I thought both authors had legitimate points. I 100% understand how annoying people constantly on their phone can be but I think Gannon is right about the community it builds. However, I think there […]
Sitting on a Spikey Fence…
As my title indicates, I’m in a very uncomfortable spot right now… Hehehehehe. On one hand I identify very strongly with those derned, snobby luddites, while on the other I realize the importance of embracing new technology and by extension, new ways to conduct research. The main thing that prevents me from jumping on board […]
Social Media and Academics- 10/31 Blog Response
As both Gannon and the anonymous writer in The Guardian point out, social media can be used for good things and bad things. Because of social media’s tendency to lend itself to distractedness, an open forum feel, and arguments (so many arguments), it is divisive in its very nature. If I were a commenter in […]
Trick or Tweet
After reading Anonymous, I was on her side. (And I’ll be using ‘her’ because it sounds like a girl.) She made good points that people would pay more attention to their phone rather than the speaker, but that is not to say that they don’t pay attention, and that you don’t have to make your […]
Response to Gannon
I would agree with Gannon on his response to the serious academic, and like the author commenter’s, I would try to do so in a witty way and of course, less than 140 characters. I do feel the need to take his side because who doesn’t love a good twitter war? Just this morning on […]
Seriously Academic Blog Post — Anon & Tattooed Professor
I do feel inclined to take a side in this argument, but not without some gentle critique. This criticism is only necessary because we need to stay on the defense constantly if we are to be Serious Academics™. On the fifth page of Gannon’s article he lists the ways his scholarship is relevant to the […]
Halloween Post
If I was one of the people commenting on Gannon’s thread, there’s one line above all else that sold me on his argument over the anonymous post, and that was “If what we do matters, who’s doing it matters even more”. Highlighting the opportunities provided by engaging with peers over new platforms is a great way to make the […]
