By Matt Reed.Looking for tips.
This one is aimed particularly at people who work at community colleges. More...
Device Etiquette
A Real Horror Story
“What Do You Think?”
By Matt Reed. As an instructor, I was never entirely sold on the multiple-choice format for tests. I would sometimes have a small section of it on an exam to test really basic factual knowledge -- how many senators does each state get -- as a sort of reality check, but it wouldn’t count for much. Life rarely comes at you in multiple-choice format, so it seemed kind of silly. More...
Friday Fragments - November 22, 2019
Fundraising and "Overhead"
By Matt Reed. As this New York Times profile of an organization called ImpactMatters notes, the usual question of nonprofits is the percentage of costs spent on “overhead.” The question is well intended, but at a basic level, it misses the point. Lowering overhead is not the purpose of an organization. More...
Work on Your Jump Shot
By Matt Reed. Apparently, the state of Utah is phasing out academic merit scholarships, while leaving athletic scholarships intact. The ostensible idea is to redirect resources toward need-based aid. More...