By Joshua Kim. For a while now I’ve thought that the growth of online shopping is killing retail jobs, and that this trend would inevitably result in overall job losses as less the role of sales people and cashiers is eliminated. More...

By Joshua Kim. If there is an alt-ac conference, I’ve not been invited. My academic library does not subscribe to the journal of alternative-academics, mostly because I don’t think that it exists. If my institution ever had an alt-ac department, or a major in alternative-academic studies, then perhaps it was closed down before my time. Nobody I know has a PhD in alt-ac. More...

By Joshua Kim. On messy careers, liminal roles, and building cross-institutional communities of practice. More...

By Joshua Kim. We learned today that Apple has discontinued the iPod nano and iPod shuffle. More...

By Joshua Kim. Why maybe we should talk less about learning, and more about money. More...

By Joshua Kim. Are you talking on your campus about the UVM Larner College of Medicine’s transition to an all active learning program?
You should be. More...

By Joshua Kim. On the historical price of appliances, the disappearance of computer labs, and the concentration of privilege. More...