For the last five years or so I've been taking myself on solitary writing retreats at the beginning of every summer. Usually, I have some kind of conceptual problem that I have to solve and that requires both direct contemplation and general rumination while I'm doing other things, but not interrupted by household obligations or interactions even with my beloved spouse. More...
All of a sudden, it’s summer on my campus and to officially mark the launch of “summer,” it hit 84 degrees in Boston yesterday. More...
By John Warner. Yes, it's hard to write a 10,000 word magazine piece, but the talent to do it is not rare. More...
By John Warner. Two stories from yesterday touched on one of my pet topics, namely the limits of economic modes of analysis to explain human behavior in consumer contexts. More...
By John Warner. Spying on students is not conducive to their learning, their emotional development or anything else we wish for them. And yet, it's becoming ubiquitous. More...
By John Warner. Shuffling your best employees out the door on a rigid timeline doesn't sound Harvard Business School approved to me. More...
By John Warner. Some preliminary thoughts after a conference on finding a better way to measure institutions and learning. More...
By John Warner. The book is a thorough look at the research and practices surrounding the use of the five-paragraph essay, particularly as it has been employed in second language writing instruction, though I believe it speaks to all writing classrooms. More...
By Steven Mintz. The study has some limitations. It focuses only on first-time, full-time students, excluding the part-time and community college transfer students who make up a sizable proportion of students at broad access institutions. More...
By Steven Mintz. Data analytics are beginning to drive decision making. Digital delivery, whether hybrid or fully online, is allowing institutions to serve existing students better while also reaching new markets — without building new classrooms and labs. More...
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