By Matt Reed. I’ve never done improv comedy, but the recent piece in IHE about the benefits of improv training rang true. I’ve seen it in my own public speaking. Read more...
Kids, Conscience, and Consciousness
By Matt Reed. Anyone who doubts the tight connection between test scores and socioeconomic standing is invited to go househunting.
In preparation for the new gig at Brookdale, we’ve put our house on the market, and we’re looking for a place to live in New Jersey. Read more...
Incident of AV Inattention Blindness
By Joshua Kim. Each day at my job brings fresh evidence of the limits of my abilities. Today, my biggest failure was falling victim to my own audiovisual (AV) inattention blindness. Read more...
“You Must Read The Bone Clocks”
By Joshua Kim. A couple of weeks ago I had lunch with one of the smartest people I know. During the course of our lunch we got to talking about books. We bonded over Seveneves. We talked about when the 6th novel of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series (The Winds of Winter) will come out. Read more...
Learning Analytics in a Liberal Arts Context
By Joshua Kim. How many times in the past couple months have you had discussion about learning analytics and big data on your campus?
I’ve been thinking about how to think about learning analytics and big data in from a liberal arts point of view. My hope is to run by some of my thinking with you, and to get your thoughts on the matter. Read more...
Higher Ed and “No Ordinary Disruption”
By Joshua Kim. This review is an argument for postsecondary leaders and emerging leaders to put No Ordinary Disruption on your summer reading list. Read more...
Home Ownership, Uberification, and Faculty Employment
By Joshua Kim. In one week, my family will no longer be homeowners. We are downsizing.
With daughter #1 leaving the nest this year, and daughter #2 all set to move to your campus in 2017, our family's housing requirements have evolved. Read more...
EdTech and Supporting Teaching by Teachers
By Joshua Kim. "Do you see a divide in your profession between those who see their work a supporting teaching by teachers and those who see ed tech as a way of replacing teachers in the interests of scale and productivity (and profits). Read more...
What If EdTech Stood With Non Tenure-Track Faculty?
By Joshua Kim. “Faculty are the guardians of the curriculum and student learning.”
“It is necessary now, more than ever, for tenured faculty and non-tenured faculty to work in solidarity.” Read more...
EdTech Advice for Sweet Briar
By Joshua Kim. All of us will have advice for Sweet Briar.
Our IHE community is not stingy in sharing our wisdom. We have an unshakeable belief in the excellence of our own ideas. Read more...