How ants build bridges using very simple rules
Jason Kottke, kottke.org, 2018/03/01
I love ants precisely because they are very simple things that can behave in very complex ways. And so I like this video. But I want to ask whether it's accurate to say "ants follow rules". More...
Exploring the Benefit Mindset
Robert Ward, Edutopia, 2018/02/28
I wouldn't say I buy into the Benefit Mindset as branded here but I learned a lot about managing to benefits while I was a program manager a few years ago and appeciate several aspects of the concept. The core idea is to examine a product or service from the perspective of the benefits it produces (as opposed to its function or output). More...
How To Beat Procrastination (backed by science)
Darius Foroux, 2018/02/28
I'm just adding this link here so I remember to get around to reading this article later. More...
Four world-renowned universities are eyeing Hong Kong as a stronghold in Asia for developing cutting-edge stem cell research as the city’s financial chief is expected to announce incentives to make it easier for foreign research institutions to invest in innovation and technology locally, write Cannix Yau and Olga Wong for the South China Morning Post. More...
By William Tierney. As far as academic fêtes go, this one felt pretty run of the mill. It was 2014 at my institution, the University of Southern California (USC), and the event was an elaborate dinner to celebrate the unveiling of a statue – that of Judge Robert Maclay Widney, one of the institution’s founders. More...
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. Au moment où l'article La Cour des Comptes pointe des usages anormaux du Service civique par Pôle emploi devient le dixième de ce blog (voir Plus de 5 000 lecteurs pour l'article " CUI-PEC : une circulaire qui prévoit une durée hebdomadaire moyenne de 21 heures 50 et de 10, 2 mois ") à franchir le cap des 1 000 lecteurs, il faut constater l'impact du titre sur le nombre de lecteurs. Plus...
Inclusive Citation: How Diverse Are Your References?
Maha Bali, Chronicle of Higher Education, 2018/02/23
I do pay attention (and always have) to diversity in the references in this newsletter and in my work in general. But I do it a bit differently than suggested here. In one sense, I have to - over the years I've referenced thousands of authors. So I can't spend time figuring out wherether they're gay or black or indigneous - how could I? It's not like people put race/gender/orientation/identity metadata in their posts. More...
The End of the Gatekeeper
Joshua Singletary, EDUCAUSE Review, 2018/02/23
Good article about (what we hope is) the changing role of IT departments in the institution (your mileage may vary). More...
I have forgotten how to read
Michael Harris, Globe and Mail, 2018/02/20
I thought at first the author was describing some rare mental condition involving Broca's area but all he is saying is that he reads differently now. More...
Autopsy of a Failed Holacracy: Lessons in Justice, Equity, and Self-Management
Simon Mont, NonProfit Quarterly, 2018/02/20
Here is an article highlighted by Wendy Wickham directly relevant to the Engagement in a Time of Polarization MOOC I am currently taking (it's a subscription article but I have six free views left, so...). More...
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