A Truly Cogent Analysis of MOOCs and Their Impact
Massively open online courses (MOOCs) are affecting the plate tectonics of higher ed. I encourage you to read this analysis by Clay Shirky. The first part of the post revisits […]
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Maintaining a Professional Presence Online
This post from the Chronicle of Higher Education is a summary of helpful resources for thinking about how to create a professional online presence — well worth reading and following […]
Massachusetts Vision Project Report Released: “Time to Lead”
“Today, more than ever, Massachusetts’ knowledge economy depends on a highly educated workforce and on research that drives innovation….Progress has been made, but in too many areas we are not […]
Be the Grader of the 20 millionth paper and win $2000!
It’s not often that a vendor offers us a chance to win $2000, which includes an additional $2000 donated to scholarships. The deal is: grade your papers using TII’s Grademark, […]
When tracking your passwords becomes crazy-making…
This blog is not usually a place for targeted “tech advice,” but I have found that the number of unique passwords that I need to keep track of is now […]
Instrumentalism and the Liberal Arts
In this New York Times editorial, President Michael Roth of Wesleyan disputes the false dichotomy between preparing students for work and preparing them for life. John Dewey’s works provide the […]
Starting the semester with “Abundance”
Based on a recommendation for Dr. Hallowell’s talk here at BCC on August 29th, check out this TED talk by Peter Diamandis, co-author of “Abundance.” It’s the other side of […]
Hands-on in the CTL!
Look for more hands-on tech in the CTL this Fall!
New England Faculty Development Conference, Fall 2012 Announcement
Note: One of the authors of “Academically Adrift” will give the keynote
“What Facebook Knows” – Where Social Science and Social Networking Meet
This article from Technology Review details the work of Facebook’s Data Science Team – a group of Ph.D.’s who run experiments and correlations on FB’s incredible resource from 900 million […]
