By John Warner. Large scale efforts to quantify and standardize student learning are destined to miss the meaningful. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
11 novembre 2016
When You're Getting Screwed, Make a Fuss
By John Warner. OSU was about to do something bad to its NTT English faculty. Making a fuss helped gain a reprieve. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
Lessons From the Sharing Economy
By Petra Bonfert-Taylor. “My professor isn’t doing her job!”
This response is what my colleague predicted if she used my teaching videos in her own class--and she is far from alone. Despite the fact that such resources have been shown to enhance the educational experience, concerns such as those my colleague expressed continue to limit their use. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
A Graduate Student's Balanced Money Formula
By Emily Roberts. Grad students frequently wonder how much they should spend on various expenses or even how much they should be saving. The Balanced Money Formula (BMF) answers this question for the average American, but how applicable is it to a grad student's budget. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
The Hubris Syndrome
By Heather VanMouwerik. In her book,Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott wants her readers to understand that writing is physically and emotionally difficult work. She says that sitting down to write, every time, it is like putting on a pair of earphones. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
Masked: The Politics and Protections of Concealing
By Regina Sierra Carter. Halloween’s just around the corner. Who or what will you become? Will you be wearing a costume or even a mask? Masks are for kids, right? Not exactly. Masks are for grown folks too. In fact, you might be wearing one right now. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
The Professional Student
By Katie Shives. Just about anyone pursuing graduate school has had to answer that awkward “what do you do?” question about your studies. This can be difficult to answer, as grad school is a sort of transitory zone between being a student (undergrad) and being a professional (work). Are you a student, professional, or some sort of professional student. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
Choosing the Right Advisor
By DeWitt Scott. One of the most important decisions you will make as a graduate student is choosing a dissertation advisor. Excelling at coursework, identifying a great research question, and teaching undergraduate courses are all accomplishments that can be nullified if you select the wrong advisor. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
Attending a Lesser-Known Graduate School
By DeWitt Scott. Those of us who research, work, and study in higher education know better than anyone else how elitist and hierarchical higher education can be. Read more...
11 novembre 2016
Ph.D. vs. Ed.D.
By DeWitt Scott. The Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree is now accompanied by the Psy.D. (Doctor of Psychology), DBA (Doctor of Business Administration), and Ed.D. (Doctor of Education) degrees. With so many options, prospective students often find themselves weighing opportunity costs of enrolling in certain programs, leading to questions, and sometimes debates, about which degree option is best for a particular student and his/her career path. Read more...
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