By John Warner. I have seen the glories of using a grading contract in my first-year writing course and I am never going back to my previous ways. Read more...
6 janvier 2016
6 janvier 2016
I Cannot Prepare Students to Write Their (History, Philosophy, Sociology, Poly Sci., etc...) Papers
By John Warner. Occasionally, one hears grumbling from faculty who assign writing in their courses about the apparent lack of preparation of students to successfully execute those assignments. Read more...
6 janvier 2016
Academic Freedom, Tenure & the U.S. Higher Education System
By Kris Olds. 2015 is surely one of the most momentous years in a long time regarding debates about tenure, academic freedom, the Wisconsin Idea, budget cuts, etc. Yesterday’s balanced article (‘Tenure or Bust‘) by Colleen Flaherty, in Inside Higher Ed, is but the latest of a series of nuanced pieces Ms. Flaherty has produced this year about the unfolding of higher education debates in this Midwest U.S. state of 5.75 million people. Read more...6 janvier 2016
Math Geek Mom: The Twelve Days of Finals (in a Math department)
By Rosemarie Emanuele. From her preschool days, my daughter liked to change the rules of board games to create new games. These last few weeks, she has been, instead, creating new words to typical holiday songs. Intrigued with her creativity, I gave it a try myself, something that I tried last year, with “Twas the weekend before finals.” I am not as good at this as my daughter is, but here are the results of my efforts for 2015. Read more...
6 janvier 2016
Saying Goodbye
By Lee Skallerup Bessette.This is my last College Ready Writing post, both here at IHE or anywhere, for that matter. Read more...6 janvier 2016
Book Review: ‘Antosha & Levitasha,’ by Serge Gregory
By Oronte. The University of Illinois’ slide library was a quiet, comfortable room, usually empty except for a librarian and maybe one other patron. Flipping through file drawers of individual works by world artists from all periods was a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Read more...
6 janvier 2016
Challenging Conventional Wisdom
By Barbara Fister. Sometimes, what everybody knows turns out to be a little shaky once you track down the source material. Read more...
6 janvier 2016
Some Thoughts on #whyIcritlib
By Barbara Fister. Though I understand the value of membership organizations like the American Library Association and the division I belong to, the Association of College and Research Libraries, my heart belongs to the grassroots and ad hoc groups of librarians like the Library Society of the World, a tongue-in-cheek (dis)organization that requires no dues, hosts no journals, hires no lobbyists, and holds no national conferences, but has enriched my professional life beyond measure. Read more...
6 janvier 2016
Trusting Your Digital Champions
By Eric Stoller. In 2015 (and beyond), everyone who is a member of an organization is a communicator for the organization. The increase in social media use by administrators and faculty over the past 5 years has generally rewritten how campuses communicate...both internally and externally. Content is created, curated, crowdsourced, shared, and posted from a variety of sources. Read more...
6 janvier 2016
Social Media and Careers at #PUSocialDay
By Eric Stoller. Sometimes there are just too many stories to critique, share, and embed... Here's what I've been reading/watching:
Free Tuition Is Not the Answer
In an opinion piece for the New York Times. Read more...
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