Short and Sweet: Use Google Well
May 13, 2019
Using Google to identify images. … More Short and Sweet: Use Google Well
Author: iCandybyWangC
Calvin H. Wang was an assistant professor and librarian to the sciences in a small, liberal arts university, 2005-2022.
Completionists Can Be Really Annoying
August 8, 2017
As a perfectionist, I annoy the completionists around me who just want to get the task done. Over the years, I’ve learned to give up some of my tendencies. I know I’m far from, uh, perfect. This morning I approached my office to find the work table outside the front of it missing. That might … More Completionists Can Be Really Annoying
The Official Calvin Wang Fan Club
August 3, 2017
[4 MIN READ] My father was a mechanical engineer and my mother continues to practice fine art. Their combination of genes certainly contributed to my success as an undergrad at the University of Chicago (where the Common Core was refined) taking physics along with Greek Thought and Literature. I’ve long been about connections—connecting across disciplinary … More The Official Calvin Wang Fan Club
Gender Tendencies
July 27, 2017
I developed insomnia 4:00 one morning and never did fall back asleep. After an hour lying there, I decided to go for a run. This was actually a perfect plan because I was due for a one and hadn’t gotten one in the night before as I’d hoped. It was a little after 6 a.m. … More Gender Tendencies
Dualism and Gradations
July 21, 2017
• Cognitive development of the college student • [4 MIN READ] A few years ago I read an article about the cognitive development of the college student. It stood out to me because it described how students enter their undergraduate years with a dualistic view of the world. Through their 4 years of college, they … More Dualism and Gradations
Expecting Native Pronunciation of Names
June 20, 2017
I wrote once before about my practice of teaching people to pronounce my name the native Chinese way: Wäng. Lately I’ve spent more time and taken more opportunities to urge other people to teach Americans to say their names in authentically native ways. Sometimes those people are Chinese, but not always. Recently, I went to … More Expecting Native Pronunciation of Names
A Random Act of Recollection
June 5, 2016
How context shapes recollection and what that says about information literacy instruction. … More A Random Act of Recollection
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