Knowledge Handler

Information Sources & Information Sifting Techniques

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I am a retired librarian, most recently serving at Indiana Wesleyan University's Cleveland Education Center.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Education's Payback

Georgetown's Center for Education and the Workforce examines return on investment for university enrollment at hundreds of United States universities and community colleges.

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Monday, November 25, 2019

Recording Audiobooks

Tim Dowling reports on the extraordinary effort required to record an audiobook .

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Sunday, November 24, 2019

Coffee Naps

Joseph Stromberg and Joss Fong report on the science of "coffee naps ."

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Product Packaging Agents

Josh Dzieza tells about the role of product packaging agents serving Amazon's third-party vendors in its distribution network .

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Web Transparency Report

Google maintains the Web Transparency Report which reports on threats on a website.

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Preparing for the University Experience in a Rural Environment

Goldie Blumenstyk laments the disadvantages rural students face in preparing for university admission . Most do not have access to broadband Internet at home, and their high schools often have a small tax base.

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Monday, November 18, 2019

Supplemental Income

Sam Johnson discusses professors who have a side job to supplement a fixed income.

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Sunday, November 17, 2019

Classroom technology

Michelle Miller has penned "How to Make Smart Choices About Tech for your Courses "

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Saturday, November 16, 2019

Training for Resilience

Dina Gerdeman writes about distressed workers and how companies can help them with resiliency training.

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Friday, November 15, 2019

Windows 10 Features

Howard Wen reveals Womdows 10 features that add power and convenience to the computing experience.

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Thursday, November 07, 2019

Living Wage

Talib Visram writes about Aaron Seyedian, an entrepreneur who is paying a $17/hr wage to home house cleaners in an attempt to show that even small companies can pay a living wage. The article offers an over of 1099 abuse , where workers are treated as contractors despite having greater responsibilities.

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Wednesday, November 06, 2019

Food Flows

Megan Konar explains the work being done at the University of Illinois to track the movement of food around the United States. Her research is based on reports from eight of government sources.

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Tuesday, November 05, 2019

The Future Educational Experience

Stanford has tried to visualize what the student experience will be like in 2025.

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Monday, November 04, 2019

Filing Income Tax in the United States

Justin Elliot and Paul Kiel write about the legislative influence of Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, on legislation to allow United States citizens to file their income tax return without a charge .

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Sunday, November 03, 2019

Free College Education

Ana Campoy talks about the pros and cons of free college tuition programs as they are run in cities such as Dallas, Texas.

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Saturday, November 02, 2019

Mental Health Benefits for University Students

Michelle Cheng reports that San Francisco's Lambda School is now offering mental health benefits to its students.

Having seen increasing numbers of adult learners enrolling who seem to struggle with diverse mental outlooks and learning styles, counseling for academic success makes sense to me.

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Friday, November 01, 2019

Light and Sleep

Linda Geddes discusses light and sleep .

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