Earlier this fall, Rob Currin asked if I would drop by his room and help him get started using Wikispaces. Kids were streaming in and out, cracking jokes and making him smile. It took about thirty seconds to realize how much he enjoyed his work and how much his students enjoyed his class. We hopped on his computer and within a few moments, he had an account and a few different ideas for how he…
The very first time I submitted myself to any sort of peer review, I was a freshman in college. For weeks, I poured my energy onto the page, pushing and pulling at the plot of my short story with such terrific angst that by the end of the ordeal I barely had enough energy to cross the campus and turn the thing in. My professor greeted me at the door. It took thirty seconds for…