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An Instructor Tech Floor

Dean Dad's "A Nerdy Academic's Tech Wish List" got me thinking about what tech behaviors and abilities that I wish...

Math Geek Mom: A Difficult Decision

In economics, we talk about education as a way to build “human capital”, which will later be put to productive...

Top killed

As I write this, the latest news is that BP's "top kill" tactic seems to have stopped the Gulf of...

In Which I Celebrate Myself, and Sing Myself

At the BookExpo America conference in New York City this week, the winners of the ForeWord Magazine Book of the...

Read the Bad Facebook Book

This recommendation is only for people who work in higher education. Civilians should stay away. I have 3 reasons why...

A Nerdy Academic's Tech Wish List

All that discussion of 'unbundling' and new technology in yesterday's post got me thinking about some gadgetry I'd like to...

Motherhood After Tenure: The Teacher as Student

This week, immediately after turning in my final grades, I flew east to visit old friends in New England and...

Thoughts on DIY U

Anya Kamenetz' new book, DIY U, is a celebration of "edupunks" and of the corrosive effects of new technology on...