Reflection on iConference 2012 in Toronto
This year, I attended iConference for the first time (last year, I had a paper there but was unable to attend so my co-author Cliff presented it). It was held […]
Category Archives: daily doilies
Lowering conference fees for students
Conference registration fees are far too high for students to afford. Attending conferences, however, is extremely important in building one’s network and getting a job, so “saving” money by not […]
Progress Report
1. Great news: article on student collaboration in Facebook has been most downloaded article (in past 7, 30, and 90 days) in the International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning. 2. […]
Manifesto of an interdisciplinary scholar
I am an interdisciplinary scholar. I am a minority. My cup is neither half full, nor half empty. I have multiple cups, they are all full to a certain degree, […]
Illustrations of Steve Jobs: Is Jobs in Heaven?
There have been quite a few illustrations depicting Steve Jobs at the pearly gates of heaven, including the famous cover of the New Yorker (above). I thought this was very […]
Reflections on AEJMC
I had a great time at AEJMC- this was the first year I attended and I was able to meet so many amazing people and catch up with old friends […]
Why should we provide funding to social science research?
The Coburn report blamed one of my papers (co-authored with other people in our lab and part of a larger project funded by the NSF) as being a waste of […]
Korea to ban adolescents under 16 from playing online games after midnight
On April 29, the South Korea’s National Assembly voted to ban people under the age of 16 from playing online games after midnight in an attempt to control problems related […]
D. Yvette Wohn 