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28 mai 2018

Oxbridge is good value but teachers are less creative

By Brendan O’Malley. The study, How Different is Oxbridge?, published by the Higher Education Policy Institute claims to show how the student experience differs from the experience at other Russell Group universities and all UK universities. More...

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27 mai 2018

Metaphors that illuminate the work of leaders

Why are metaphors useful? Language is central to our humanity, and the language we use defines how we see ourselves, others and the world. If we see arguments as war we respond very differently than if we see them as dance. More...

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27 mai 2018

Who’s the biggest shambles: TalkTalk, the Tories or Trump?

As the news became so out-there that the jokes wrote themselves, I faced a Kafkaesque nightmare. More...

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26 mai 2018

Before We End Majors As We Know Them...

By John Warner. ...there's some other things we should consider.
Before we think the proposal is too radical, readers should know that heavy emphasis is placed on the “as we know them,” part of the equation, rather than the “end them” aspect. More...

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26 mai 2018

Allowing Students to Experience the Fun of Writing

By John Warner. I think I denied students access to the best parts about writing for too long. More...

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26 mai 2018

Advice on Making the Most of Summer "Unstructured" Time

By John Warner. If you are an academic whose semester has recently ended and you are suddenly struggling in dealing with unstructured time, pull up a chair, I’ve got some advice based on my experience of trying to juggle simultaneous (but not necessarily complementary) careers in teaching and writing. More...

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26 mai 2018

No One Cares What You Think, And What You Feel

By John Warner. ...unless you make them.
I can tell I’m missing teaching by my reaction to these tweets from my friend, Paula Patch, senior lecturer in English and College Writing program coordinator at Elon University. More...

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26 mai 2018

It’s Baaaaack...

By Matt Reed. The thematic approach would also make inter-institutional movement much harder. “I need to hire someone to teach Intro to Sociology. Is a graduate of a program in “Body” or “Water” capable? How the hell do I know?” And the impact on graduate students hitting the market would be catastrophic. “Sorry, ‘water’ grad. We’re into ‘money’ now. Your graduate work is so last year.” The entire edifice takes for granted the support structures it proposed to supplant. More...

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26 mai 2018

Watching Connecticut

By Matt Reed. I don’t live in Connecticut, but I have ties to it. I know people who work at colleges there. I’ve done two NEASC site visits there. I was even once a finalist for a community college presidency there, back when they still hired presidents. More...

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26 mai 2018

Posts, Prose and Politics

By Matt Reed. As a writer, I hope to be read and understood. This week, I was thrilled to see that someone went from understanding to acting. More...

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