Filter & Sort
Six R's
For years, we've heard a log about "reduce, reuse, recycle". Actually, we've heard a lot about "recycle", and a bit...
User-Centered Collection Development Means ... What?
One of my far-flung correspondents (well, not that far-flung; he lives in the Fargo-Moorhead area) sent me an intriguing job...
Grade Appeals
I’m just looking for a sense of the lay of the land. Readers from all sorts of institutions are invited...
The child is father to the adult
Yesterday, I had one of those moments that made me feel all warm inside. I was speaking with a group...
Finding 'The Disappearing Spoon'
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table...
"We Need To Talk"
One of my students plagiarized this semester. Not once, but twice. I graded both papers in a week’s time, so...
Math Geek Mom: Boarders and Helicopters
When graphing points on a number line, one can graph all points up to and including a point by using...
Lessons from Europe: Towards an African Higher Education and Research Space
The European Higher Education Area is now a reality. It materialised in 2010 after a decade of active consultation and...