A powerful piece at NPR makes some salient points about education, in the form of a Literacy Narrative. It tells the story of a “terrible” man who may have been an excellent English teacher – and highlights the difference between…
Since no one reads student email, & I can’t cut & paste into the LMS
A note from the Registrar re: Transcript Requests At the end of the semester, we receive thousands of last minute requests from students who want their transcript sent to another institution as soon as grades are posted. Students should submit…
On Creating and Editing Audio
All students in comp 1 participate in team based learning where they create and edit audio. Many students already know about and have used Audacity – but for those who don’t, it is a free open-source program for recording and…
Academic integrity and plagiarism
Lot in the news now about the moral depravity of students as evidenced by “cheating.” The Philosophy Monkey treats it well. I like that he makes a point that instructors aren’t as stupid as student’s might think (with a video…
Quotations and context
I’ve noticed a rise in “news” (infotainment?) organizations taking quotations out of context – sometimes to intentionally prove a false supposition, and sometimes out of cluelessness. In an Associated Press article Oct. 30, 2010, entitled “Retired Chaplains Warn Against ‘Don’t…
Why I want to do quantitative research
I’d like my dissertation to look at quantitative data related to student use of online educational network technologies and sucess in writing classes: that is if my committee will agree. I’ve heard from a few colleagues – and at least…
Grammar in the news.
Even without a taser, a bear can be dangerous. Do you really think those fangs and claws are for eating berries? Thanks to The fail blog.
Facebook and logic
If you need another addictive time-eater, Failbook.com has some funny stuff. This post in particular has some educational applications.