Opinion

When you hear fanfare, cat-calls, whoops and whistles tonight you’ll know that’s our household celebrating the end of National Novel Writing Month (known online as NaNoWriMo.org – check it out!).

By Dana Campbell

Have you ever had a magical moment on your campus -- when it almost vibrated with a higher frequency of kindness? Maria Shine Stewart revisits the moment that culminated in the birth of her column.

By Maria Shine Stewart

Another LMS has launched this week -- Coursekit. What does this mean for the future of the LMS?

By Audrey Watters

How do you balance working and living in different time zones? How do you make international collaboration work?

By University of Venus

I suspect this one isn’t unique. A new correspondent writes: I teach at a community college and find that many of my students text in the classroom. My policy, which is stated on my syllabus, is that I ask students who use the phone to leave the class for the day. This doesn't seem to discourage cell phone use. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

By Dean Dad

2011 was the year that I tried some Apple and Microsoft mashups. They failed.

By Joshua Kim

My first assumption was that this was produced unofficially, without the artist's knowledge or permission. I now think I was mistaken.

By G. Rendell