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Digital Writing Month
One month. 50,000 words. As long as they don't all have to be spelled properly, I'll be fine.
"Future Perfect" and the Steven Johnson Fan Club
I'm betting that there is a strong overlap between our IHE community and fans of Steven Johnson. If you are like me you got hooked on Steven Johnson's Everything Bad is Good for You, and have loved his subsequent books (like The Ghost Map, The Invention of Air, and Where Good Ideas Come From).
The Case for Blending the Liberal Arts with Professional Training
In response to the current challenges facing higher education, all types of institutions will need to continually examine how their missions and programs support students both in obtaining their first jobs and preparing them for life. Colleges and universities should identify the components of their liberal arts and professional training programs and take the strategic actions necessary to “mash up” the liberal arts and professional training.
The Kirtsaeng Case: It's Complicated
Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons is an interesting case more for what it points to than what upon decision will say. It points to big chinks in the armor of "international copyright law," i.e. the Berne Treaty that extended U.S. copyright law to signatories whose arms were twisted to sign in exchange for trade agreements.
And Then, The Scramble
As Sandy continues to rage, I’m already anticipating some messy rescheduling issues as people stream back.
Evaluate the Evaluation: Course Evaluations and External Biases
Course evaluations: everyone knows them and uses them, but does everyone know what are they good for? Opinions are very much split on how to evaluate the evaluation. University teachers differ from university administrators, for example, when they assign importance to the results of course evaluations.
7 Things the Surface Tablet Must Do to Bridge the Online Education Platform Gap
Are any of you planning to buy Microsoft's new Surface tablet? Which model interests you more, the Surface with Windows RT or the Surface with Windows 8 Pro?
Mothering at Mid-Career: Waiting for Sandy
This is not the first hurricane we’ve weathered here in Richmond. It’s not even the first hurricane that’s disrupted classes, or that I’ve blogged about. Last year our power was out for four days with Irene; Isabel, in 2003, closed my campus for a week. Gaston, which was only a tropical storm by the time it got here in 2004, flooded downtown Richmond and all the roads between my home and campus; it took me two hours to get home from campus on the first day of classes that year as I sought an unflooded route (and, failing to find one, simply drove through the least-flooded street I could find).