By Colleen Flaherty. American Historical Association says hiring committees shouldn't ask for letters of recommendation until candidates pass a first look. More...
2 mars 2019
2 mars 2019
Study of American Democracy on Cal State Chopping Block
By Colleen Flaherty. Faculty proposal would split a U.S. history and ideals required sequence across the CSU system. Historians aren't happy with the idea. More...
2 mars 2019
History Holds Steady
By Colleen Flaherty. The faculty job market in history stabilized in 2017-18 after several years of steep declines, according to new data from the American Historical Association. More...
2 mars 2019
Yearbook Review Finds Dean With Confederate Flag
By Scott Jaschik. Wake Forest stands behind admissions dean and notes her work to promote diversity. Not everyone agrees with the university's decision. Associate dean of admissions found in separate photos with Confederate flag. More...
1 mars 2019
Government 2.0 Slammed
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Government 2.0 Slammed
I am supportive of the idea of decentralizing government, but not at the expense of placing governance into the hands of undemocratic institutions. I have often made the point that no society is democratic until its institutions are democratic. Its institutions include things like government agencies, corporations, NGOs and non-profits, schools and universities, and the like. More...
1 mars 2019
Future of FLOSSE: Interview with Stephen Downes - Part 1
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Future of FLOSSE: Interview with Stephen Downes - Part 1
FLOSSE continues with its series of interviews, releasing part 1 of its interview with me today. As they did with Alan Levine, extrapolated from my remarks is a timeline of projected future events. Interesting. More...
1 mars 2019
Going Home - Our Reformation
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Going Home - Our Reformation
If you read one thing this week, read this. One commentator described it as "brilliant... and beautiful... and inspiring." It is all of that, and more. It is a vision I support and that I and many other people I cite in this newsletter are working toward. The theme of coming home will likely resonate in my work for a long time. More...
1 mars 2019
COL Learning Object Repository
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. COL Learning Object Repository
Paul West advises that the Commonwealth of Learning's Learning Object Repository has opened, and writes, "It's based on a combination of 'eRIB' and 'pakXchange', which gives it a strong database with security. More...
1 mars 2019
The Right Horse and Harness to Pull the Carriage
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Right Horse and Harness to Pull the Carriage
In my mind, the requirement of a PhD Dissertation is essentially a requirement of a demonstrated committment to orthodoxy. Yes, a harness. More...
1 mars 2019
Wirearchy
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Wirearchy
I met Wirearchy's Jon Husband today, and after a conversation and a read of his blog conclude that we're pretty much on the same wavelength (indeed, some of the words that came out of my mouth today were almost word for word from some of his recent posts, interesting when you consider that I had never seen his blog until a few minutes ago). More...
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