By John Warner. If you gave the average student a choice between a $1000 per year reduction in tuition or their college having an intercollegiate sports program, what would they choose. More...
22 avril 2018
22 avril 2018
Copyediting Is Humbling
By John Warner. There is no more humbling experience in my life as a writer than reviewing the copyeditor’s work on a book manuscript. More...
22 avril 2018
Education and Competition
By John Warner. We often look at competition through the lens of winners and losers, but sometimes, in competition, even the winners lose. More...
22 avril 2018
When Students Are Footing the Bill
By John Warner. According to a study by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO), 46.4 percent of all educational revenues come from net tuition revenue. In 28 states, net tuition revenue is a greater source of educational revenues than state contributions. More...
22 avril 2018
Not This Again: No, Algorithms Should Not Be Used to Grade Writing
By John Warner. Anyone who believes this either doesn't understand teaching and learning, or worse. More...
22 avril 2018
Context and Curiosity: The Necessary Precursors for Learning
By John Warner. Brain still befogged by jet lag, I nonetheless wanted to collect some thoughts about my recent travels before they’re lost to time. More...
22 avril 2018
Guest Post: Kafkaesque Reading
By John Warner. Testing had turned the teaching of reading and literature positively kafkaesque. More...
22 avril 2018
Guest Post: What Are We Doing?
By John Warner. What does it mean to be an educated person, a student, a scholar? Why are we in school? What are we trying to do. More...
22 avril 2018
Disabled in Grad School: Autism Month
This post is part of a (somewhat loose) series about being disabled at university, with a focus on graduate school: problems we encounter, how we deal with them, and what you can do that will make things easier for fellow graduate students with disabilities. More...
22 avril 2018
Don’t Be Bummed Out While School’s Out
Remember when you actually used to look forward to summer vacation as a kid? The last day of school always felt like the sweetest day of the year: the sun always shone a little bit brighter, and the snacks always tasted a little bit better. More...
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