Category Archives: Scholarship/Creative Work

Word of the Day: Altmetrics

Posted on March 1, 2016 by

Everyday we are striving to wrap our minds around recording impact of the work that we do in Extension.  So, today, I wanted to throw a word at you that you may not have heard before, altmetrics.  Altmetrics has been … Continue reading →

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Mechanical Turk

Posted on June 24, 2015 by

This morning the Chronicle of Higher Education had an article that indicated that the fees that Amazon would be collecting for the use of Mechanical Turk would be going up.  Many (some) of you might be aware of Amazon’s Mechanical … Continue reading →

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Crowdsource

Posted on May 18, 2015 by

After reading the article this morning in the Chronicle of Higher Education about the law student who crowdsourced the writing of her graduation speech at Stanford (full article here), I thought perhaps it would be relevant to write a quick … Continue reading →

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Milton Chen’s lecture on “Creativity, Curiosity, and Learning” and Multiple Intelligences

Posted on February 28, 2015 by

Last week’s E.N. Thompson lecture on “Creativity, Curiosity, and Learning” by Milton Chen was interesting….you can watch the recording here.  His talk discussed a variety of topics including project based learning (PBL) and a child’s need to move and create.  … Continue reading →

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Next Generation Extension Webinar: CrowdsourcingU

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

The Southeast Research and Extension Center will be hosting yet another fabulous Next Generation Extension opportunity for professional development….save the date and join us!!! CrowdsourcingU Dr. Deb Weitzenkamp & Dr. Connie Reimers-Hild February 10th @ 10:00 CT https://connect.unl.edu/nextgenerationextension Conference Call … Continue reading →

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If you think a solid research base isn’t important, read this!

Posted on November 30, 2014 by

In Extension we pride ourselves in having  a solid research base to the information that we share with the public.  But how does the public know that what we publish or present has a research base? And, how do we … Continue reading →

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Solar energy gets a “tree”mendous new look

Posted on October 28, 2014 by

A new “tree” of solar energy may be the future. The articles says that one tree can power up to 35 laptops! Perhaps the days of sitting in Starbucks and looking for internet cafes are over? Where would you like … Continue reading →

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