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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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"While many Web sites, conferences, and blogs dedicated to digital pedagogy have since been created and offer invaluable help, some of us still face particular challenges," writes Aaron Santesso, an associate professor in the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture. Santesso continues, "I teach 17th- and 18th-century literature at a science-and-engineering university, meaning I must make the great era of 'paper-based textual artifacts' accessible to students who are more comfortable with the virtual. My students are smart, eager, and creative. Yet when it comes to that era's literature, they lose confidence and energy." Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education - April 29, 2012
