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Notes from an Emergency
We were lucky. We were only without power and heat for five days.
5 Ed Tech New Revenue Enablers
The next ed tech challenge is enable the creation of new campus revenues. How can campus information technology leaders get in front of strategic efforts to simultaneously raise revenues, lower costs, and increase quality? How does ed tech become a driver of growth?
Math Geek Mom: On Being a Grown Up
In economics, we sometimes talk about "reservation wages." These are the lowest wages that one would accept to participate in the formal labor market.
Trading Papers
What if Professors Smith and Jones swapped papers for a semester? I’d be intrigued to hear from anyone who has actually tried this.
Motherhood After Tenure: the value of "elite" colleges
I read with great interest Pamela Haag’s thoughtful assessment of her time at Swarthmore (and later Yale) in which she asks, “Are elite colleges worth it?”
Some Bookish Thoughts from THATCamp Publishing
I just attended THATCamp Publishing, a lively day of making and doing in classic THATcamp unconference mode. If you’re unfamiliar with THATCamp, it’s a terrific series of humanities and technology unconferences.
8 Techie Ideas to Read More Books
You love books. I love books. Neither of us has much time. How can we read more?
Bikes and bucks
According to Grist, the Wall Street occupiers are now getting their electricity generated by means of stationary bicycles. A handful of Greenback students have devised similar contraptions over the years, so it's nice to see them being applied in a real-world (and very public) situation. I have mixed feelings about the previous electricity source (portable generators) having been seized by the authorities, but I definitely like how things ended up.
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