EndNote 21 has a nice new feature where tags can be added to any reference. There are some peculiarities with tags, though, which is why I consider them a beta feature. I’ll mention here what I’d like to see changed, but even though tags are in their early stages, there are some legitimate use cases…
Read More EndNote 21: Tags vs GroupsMost readers of this site won’t have heard of Craig Hockenberry. But you may have heard of one of the apps his company, Iconfactory, was known for: Twitterific. Craig has a really smart piece about accessibility and how even Apple has made some mistakes in the new WatchOS 10 timer app. Spoiler alert: he even…
Read More Why accessibility matters – how the user interface and timers interactAKA the dreaded offside call Yup. That actually happened this a few weeks ago. Game 2 of a Piedmont Conference weekend up in suburban Atlanta (which, to be fair, is quite a big area). Our game, which is at allegedly one of the higher youth conference levels in the country, only had two referees. I’ll…
Read More When you have to ref your child’s soccer game…Truth in advertising time: As I’ve outlined elsewhere, I am a certified US Soccer Federation (USSF) Grassroots Referee. I’m not the oldest such ref, and like most people my age, I could probably stand to get in better shape. The combination of age and fitness, plus having a kid in soccer, makes for relatively few…
Read More Should I be the lowliest of all certified referees?A couple of weeks ago, I watched a webinar led by two accessibility specialists from Princeton University. I’ll admit that I’m slightly jealous that they have over 125 people certified by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals on the Princeton campus. I believe that I’m the only person certified on my campus, which I hope…
Read More Editoria11y WordPress PluginAn accessibility rant courtesy of my Faculty Focus email So who doesn’t want a syllabus that students will actually read and use throughout the semester? I think most professors — whether creative or not-so-creative, or those who see themselves primarily as teachers and those who don’t — hate to get the questions that are already…
Read More Want a cool syllabus that’s accessible…I have no idea whether their design is fully accessible or not (I think there are a couple of places to improve – I’ll mention those). I’ll have to check it out – but I may not get a chance to this year, since I’m writing this on the next-to-last day of the Tour de…
Read More Web Design and the Tour de FranceI’m not going to rehash here the myriad debates about what Artificial Intelligence (AI) will do to education and colleges. There’s been enough electrons and ink spilled about that, with more to come. I want to focus on one aspect that ties in well with the typical academic’s tendency toward imposter syndrome — the fear…
Read More FONK, not FOMOObservant readers of my website will note that I listed one of my goals as visiting the St. Louis Chess Center. Goal achieved. I had the opportunity to check out the main floor, and sitting at one of the tables was GM Yasser Seirawan, who was reading and it looked like he was checking some…
Read More Bucket list item checked off…Today happens to be a “work from home” day, given the heat in Georgia and that my pressing matters can be dealt with by email.[1]I say this fully recognizing the blessing of having a job where I can do my work remotely. Not everyone is so fortunate. Email is the joy and curse of many…
Read More What to do on a “it’s too hot to work in the office” day