By Lee Skallerup Bessette. I took piano lessons when I was young and then I played clarinet in high school band. I wasn’t very good at either (poor fine motor skills, short fingers, etc), but I enjoyed playing music, and learned a lot about listening, about rhythm, and how to read music. Read more...04 octobre 2015
On Being A Feminist Role Model in the Classroom, Revisited, Part 2
By Lee Skallerup Bessette. I took piano lessons when I was young and then I played clarinet in high school band. I wasn’t very good at either (poor fine motor skills, short fingers, etc), but I enjoyed playing music, and learned a lot about listening, about rhythm, and how to read music. Read more...On Being A Feminist Role Model in the Classroom, Revisited, Part 1
By Lee Skallerup Bessette. I walk around campus, and almost all of the undergraduate women are dressed in identical athletic wear: short running shorts, oversized unisex cotton t-shirts, runners. I smile internally to myself, because there was a time where I never wore anything other than sweatpants to class and all of my shirts were oversized swimming shirts. Read more...Nimble Communications Requires a Solid Foundation
By Michael Stoner. Higher ed marketers are not nearly as nimble as those in many commercial organizations when it comes to adapting quickly to changes in technology or adopting new online services or channels. There, I said it. More...Increasing Success with Op-Eds
By Kristine Maloney. The fall semester is in full swing. Faculty are back on campus, settled into their courses and are eager to start writing. The news of the world—from the Pope’s visit and Obama’s new scorecard to FAFSA revisions and the 2016 presidential election—provides no shortage of op-ed opportunities. More...A CMO’s Thoughts on 'Why Your Department Needs Social Media'
By Paul Redfern. Last month Rachel Herrmann, a lecturer in early modern American history at the University of Southampton (UK), published “Why Your Department Needs Social Media” in The Chronicle of Higher Education. More...Blinded by the Binary
By Dan Butin. There is something deeply ironic in that Arthur Levine – who less than a decade ago wrote that teacher education programs were inadequate, the curriculum they follow incoherent, and the faculty who teach in them more or less incompetent – is now suggesting that competency-based education (CBE) will be the true future of higher education. Read more...Davidson Next
By Davidson Next Team. A recent Atlantic Magazine article about “The (Accidental) Power of MOOCs” offers a new perspective in the wide debate about MOOCs’ disruptive role in education. Recent research indicates that teachers make up one of the largest groups of learners in MOOCs. Read more...Enough
By Eric Stoller. Yesterday, another campus shooting took place. Twitter was flooded with posts about Umpqua Community College and news reports told the story of yet another mass shooting in America. Read more...
Digital Identity Dev is a Process
By Eric Stoller. Our digital identities matter. What we post, share, say, upload, snap, and tweet represents our digital identity. It's our online presence. Regardless of how much you share, what you post can be read/seen by hundreds (if not thousands) of people. More...
What Debra Monroe Knows
By Oronte. A piece you wrote the other day for Salon focuses on the relationship side of the book’s content. I’m sure that strikes a chord with many readers. I wonder if I might ask about the professional side of things. What was the atmosphere like for a woman entering academe when you did. Read more...
