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Knowledge Overload

With so many good scholarly books going unread, and good conference papers unheard, it's time to rethink how we share information in academe, writes Ken Coates.

Dodging Bullets and Crying Wolf

I'll admit that this can be filed under 'good' problems. That said, it's still a problem. Between extraordinarily good work...

Addenda

Two quick postscripts to finish out the week. After Wednesday's post about the shape of knowledge, I found mention of...

10 Commandments of Lecturing

Rob Weir offers advice on what to do and what not to do to keep your students engaged.

Getting Serious About Research Online

Higher education needs to get serious about materials found in electronic formats, writes Sara Kubik.

Math Geek Mom: Degrees of Separation

You may have heard of the concept of “six degrees of separation”. Made popular by a movie and a parlor...

After Transfer

A few months ago I mentioned a conversation with a contact at a respected private university who mentioned that her...

First, you play the Shell game

Sustainability, as any cause, has its wild-eyed fundamentalists. True believers who know, in their souls, the one true path to...