Today, in Internet, Law, and Politics at Harvard Law School, we’re taking up some counter-arguments to the strong form of the argument that Internet can transform politics. I’m building a short outline of some of the key concerns, here, as I prepare for class. It occurs to me to point out that there’s a wonderful … Read more
From my list of OPML files here, I can easily create a Grazr interface for one of the outlines, such as the one I created in preparation for class tomorrow.
Apply to come work with us this summer as an intern in at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. Applications are due on Feb. 15; the process is here. College and graduate (including law, business, etc.) students interested in law, technology, politics, communications, new media, and so … Read more
Five talented students in my Freshman Seminar at Harvard College have created a survey on digital media usage. They could use your help if you are currently an undergrad at a US college. Here’s the announcement, in their words: “Do you condone stealing? “Internet piracy is a prevalent issue on college campuses from coast to … Read more
If you are free from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. EST tonight, (Thursday, December 7, 2007), whether or not in Cambridge, MA, please consider joining us for a discussion of the future of legal education, with an emphasis on the role of information technologies. The event will take place in Austin West on the HLS … Read more
One of my favorite parts of the year is the Oxford Internet Institute’s Summer Doctoral Programme that takes place in the seond half of July. For the past several years, the Berkman Center has partnered with OII on this programme. We’ve sent faculty and students every year. The especially cool part for this year is … Read more
Those who write academic articles and books for a living are not always good at writing fiction. I’m reading a novel that, for me, breaks the mold: Stephen L. Carter‘s The Emperor of Ocean Park. As usual, I’m about 4 years after everyone else. Prof. Carter, a prolific scholar and the William Nelson Cromwell Professor … Read more
I’ve got an op-ed in the National Law Journal this coming week on technology and the law school curriculum. It’s a hard problem. No law school has yet solved it.
The chief copyright, trademark and trade secret lawyer for Microsoft, Tom Rubin, has been a consistent contributor to our teaching program at the Berkman Center for the past three years. He’s been enormously generous with his time, meeting with Berkman-related students, faculty and fellows over several years. We’ve learned a great deal from Tom and … Read more
Another output of our NYSAIS workshop for teachers on using technology in the service of education: a Top10 list that we compiled together of Blogs for Teachers. Send suggestions and we can add them, too! Or create a better list of your own at Top10 Sources. There’s also a member-created page, by an academic named … Read more