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First Few Reactions to Born Digital
After about four years of planning, research, and writing, Born Digital officially came out this week. Urs Gasser and I have so many people to thank; we have been blessed with such great teammates and...
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Digital Media, Youth, and Credibility
The final book in the MIT Press/MacArthur series on Digital Media and Learning (well, final only in terms of my getting around to writing up a review of it on this blog!) is “Digital Media, Youth, and...
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A Review-in-the-Making of Born Digital
Andy Oram, editor at O’Reilly, has posted something quite extraordinary on the wiki for our book and associated research project. It appears that he has read Born Digital and then posted his review on...
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The Future of the Legal Course Book
Seattle University School of Law is hosting a workshop on the “Future of the Legal Course Book.” It’s a very nicely organized, timely session, brought together by Prof. David Skover, Ron Collins, and...
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State of Affairs, Public Radio in Louisville
This morning, a few of us are talking about Born Digital and related issues on WFPL, public radio in Louisville, KY. It’s a great show, called State of Affairs. They’ve even made a video, hosted on...
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Live Born Digital Discussion on WILL-580 in Illinois
This morning, WILL will be running a Born Digital segment from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Central time. The host is David Inge. Call-in lines are: 217-333-9455 local or toll-free 800-222-9455.
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Susan Rabiner, Thinking Like Your Editor
As I’ve been gearing up to write a new book, I’ve been thinking about how to do it better this time — continuous improvement and all that. Some fairly obvious observations are on my mind: stronger...
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Intellectual Property Strategy: Book Launch
I’m excited to be launching a new book, Intellectual Property Strategy, tonight at Harvard Law School. (If you’re in Cambridge, MA, USA, please feel free to come by Austin Hall East at HLS at 6:00 pm...
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Book Experiment #1: Intellectual Property Strategy as an iPad App (or, reply...
With big thanks to MIT Press and a terrific group of colleagues, I’m delighted to report that the iPad app version of my new book, Intellectual Property Strategy, is now approved and available in the...
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Claude Steele’s Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereoptypes Affect Us
Tonight in the faculty meeting at Phillips Academy, we will discuss Claude Steele’s Whistling Vivaldi. (Steele is a distinguished social psychologist; former provost of Columbia; now dean of education...
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Khan Academy meets Phillips Academy
Sal Khan and his traveling team of six teachers and developers from Khan Academy are on campus at Phillips Academy this morning. We are delighted to welcome them to a special faculty meeting. We are...
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Recent Books: on Adolescence, Technology, Sexuality, and More
A few times per year, I have been sharing a “Head of School’s bookshelf” with community members at Phillips Academy. It comes this time in two parts: 1) six books that are among those I’ve read in the...
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Head of School Bookshelf: The Innovators Edition
On October 17, 2014, we are launching the Andover Institute at Phillips Academy. The Institute will be a hub for innovation at PA, where our students, faculty, and others come together to explore new...
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Head of School Bookshelf: The Teaching, Talent and Testing Edition, Spring 2015
The long flights to and from East Asia this Spring Break afforded time to catch up on a stack of books I’ve been meaning to read for a while. For this Spring’s Head of School bookshelf, I’ve selected...
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Head of School Bookshelf, Spring, 2016 Edition
This Spring term, I’m putting out on the bookshelf outside the Head of School’s office copies of the following books for the Andover faculty. The idea is that the books can go and stay home, come back...
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Each term as head of school at Phillips Academy, I’ve put out a series of books for the faculty to enjoy. Colleagues are free to keep the books, pass them along to others, or bring them back to the...
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