The adjunct economy
This article features the viewpoint of one adjunct instructor (from a four-year school) about changes in the teaching profession and tenure. It does have some interesting statistics, and an insight […]
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A Professional Development Day at the Marathon
An enjoyable read by a Bunker Hill Community College instructor, who makes the link between his Marathon run and teaching community college students. Enjoy! http://www.insidehighered.com/views/sloane/wick_sloane_runs_the_boston_marathon_to_raise_money_for_students
Campus Tech Virtual Conference May 12 in the CTL
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How to Get a Real Education at College
This Wall Street Journal article depicts the questionable path that Scott Dilbert of cartoon fame took in his early career. His points? Write simply and Use persuasion. Looks like it […]
Improving learning in online courses – SUNY Online Research
SUNY Online has posted their current research results here: http://www.slideshare.net/alexandrapickett/sln-research-update-2011-sln-solsummit While skimming their work on “learning presence,” like anyone, I skipped to the last slide, where a tool called SNAPP […]
PechaKucha 20 x 20 for Japan, for the Classroom?
What is that, you say? It is: “PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in […]
“Digital Is” Resource for teaching writing in the digital age
This looks worth perusing and possibly joining if you teach writing or incorporate writing in your assignments: http://digitalis.nwp.org/ “The NWP Digital Is website is a collection of ideas, reflections, and […]
Teaching to the Text Message
An interesting opinion piece written by a college professor who teaches Freshman English: “I’VE been teaching college freshmen to write the five-paragraph essay and its bully of a cousin, the […]
Lecture on Race and Economics at MCLA
What Will It Take to Sustain Online Accessibility?
Once again, we are warned that the very technologies that offer so much to students (low cost, multiple platform support, social media interfaces) have not been made fully accessible. Please […]
