Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Over a cup of coffee: September 16th edition

The IDD Blog posts on Two Tools for Finding Old Web Pages, including The Internet Archive and iCyte.

Diary of a University President by Ferdinand von Prondzynski, President of Dublin City University, Ireland remembers Michel de Montaigne, the man who developed the essay into a literary genre.

The Teaching Professor posts on dealing with “free riders” in group work.

The Academic Commons, “a community of faculty, academic technologists, librarians, administrators, and other academic professionals” posts on a student project called War News Radio, social networking for inorganic chemistry, and doing history with digital tools.

The Philosopher’s Eye is featured. “The aim of the site is to provide regular thought-provoking coverage of real-world events with a critical, philosophical eye.”