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What’s New at University of Venus - Week Ending 17 December 2011

What’s New at UVenus: UVenus at The Guardian (UK) - Deanna England with University Admin Job Can Help Forge Strong Relationships With The Faculty.

What E-Books and Audiobooks Did Your Read in 2011?

My big hope is that you will share. Generating this list was easy for me, as Amazon provides a list of all Audible and Kindle purchases under "Manage Your Kindle" and then view "All Items." The ability to quickly view (and share) my reading history is one of the benefits I see in buying (or borrowing) digital books. I'm not sure how to generate such a list for Nook or Kobo folks.

Attendance

I’ve never really come to terms with taking attendance in college classes. Maybe it’s me.

'Objectivity' and Avoiding Our Responsibility to Read

Mark Bauerlein’s recent critique of the scholarly habit of producing a voluminous amount of research in literary studies that is rarely cited has prompted a number of responses.

Bad Female Academic: Emotional Wreck

Bad Female Academic is back! This time, I'm wondering what the difference is between being over-emotional and geeking out. (Hint: gender!)

Two Worlds Colliding

So, I'm having the learning experience of a lifetime. I'm in doctoral student heaven.

Math Geek Mom: Off to Faraway Places

Economics is sometimes called "the Dismal Science," and I admit that I try to counteract this by bringing entertaining topics to my Economics as well as to my Math classes. My hope is that these topics will leave the student with a "hook" that will help them remember what was said.

E-Book Questions for 'On Being Presidential'

Totally excited to see On Being Presidential: A Guide for College and University Leader (with an IHE tie-in) available in paper and e-book. When I clicked on the ad on IHE today I was taken to this site. $40 bucks for the paper version, and $19.99 for the e-book.