Bradley Dilger

I study and teach software studies, technical communication, writing studies, web accessibility, and new media.

107 days since my sabbatical leave began!

Academic work

Sep 2: Applejack
Fred Sanford on applejack Continue reading →
Aug 31: Lucid Lynx
Installing and using the new (to me) version of Ubuntu Linux, 10.04, "Lucid Lynx." Fast and solid. Continue reading →
Aug 30: Odds and ends schoooltime
A roundup as the semester gets underway: another failed chair search (sigh), being on sabbatical, Amelia joins Madelyn at day care, our porch work is almost done, and a new restaurant. Continue reading →
Aug 28: More on slow numbers
The growing importance of community colleges may be affecting writing program enrollments nationwide. Adopting Agile development methods to writing programs, given structural changes in higher education and acceleration of the rate of change itself, provides a way to respond to these and other changes. Continue reading →
Aug 27: New WIU website
An xkcd strip about university web sites provides an opportunity for me to consider Western's redesign. The new WIU web site is much improved, but still needs work. In particular, adoption of conventions radically different from the norm raises questions about usability. Continue reading →

My family: Erin, Madelyn, and Amelia.