About raptnrent: I got the name from my keys - R Apt and R Ent for the back door to my apartment and the back door to the house. I liked that they were also words: Rapt, meaning enthralled, riveted, captivated, and Rent, meaning torn asunder, violently wrenched. I thought it made for an interesting juxtaposition, open to all kinds of interpretations.
Tag Archives: infolit
“I got nasty habits”
The first part of Four Moves and a Habit is the habit: Check yourself. That’s something worth remembering. I saw a version of this in my Twitter feed yesterday: This is actually in a textbook..(Glencoe Science: Biology, Chapter 5, Section … Continue reading
of comprehension, context and compassion
The great Jane Secker published a list of student views of information literacy earlier today: I've now written up the post-its about what is Information Literacy and why it matters in a Google Doc: https://t.co/Qelx0oayql thanks so much to #citylis … Continue reading
There’s more to it…
As I wrote earlier, information literacy has been in the air lately. It’s a good thing from my perspective, as one who advocates for info lit. But it’s frustrating too, because people don’t seem to get what I’m talking about. … Continue reading
ds106 sets the record straight
Someone in my Twitterverse retweeted a Washington Post article on the fake news problem that’s been going around. Google’s top news link for “final election results” goes to a fake news site with false numbershttps://t.co/tlYX4eJWTq — Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November … Continue reading
Information Literacy Journal Club
A few weeks ago we had the initial meeting of the Information Literacy Journal Club. I was unable to participate in any real fashion, as it took place during a busy time of day in my time zone, but I … Continue reading