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Deconstruction and Takeaways (games)
5 Lessons Professors Can Learn From Video Games – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education Nice article. via 5 Lessons Professors Can Learn From Video Games – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education. The author suggests we might … Continue reading
Students fail at writing.
Students failing because of Twitter, texting – Canada – Canoe.ca “Thirty per cent of students who are admitted are not able to pass at a minimum level,” says Ann Barrett, managing director of the English language proficiency exam at Waterloo … Continue reading
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Fun with Google Docs (Part 1)
OK, this is just too much fun. It also has the potential to shift how we work together in some interesting and fundamental ways. This is the first of a multi-part post outlining my experiences with Google Docs in the … Continue reading
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Global Game Jam is this weekend
http://www.globalgamejam.org/ Live video can be found at http://www.globalgamejam.be/livewall/ The local Calgary site begins at about 4 PM today; others have started, of course, as the various time zones join up. Be the first to like. Like Unlike
My old alma mater confirms its rightful membership among the ranks of the despicable.
It’s thoroughly disgusting when a University fires someone who has worked for them for more than 35 years. Their ‘crime’? Getting sick as a result of being abused at work. Despicable! (note: I am NOT talking about Mount Royal). What … Continue reading
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University of Calgary takes another lap around the metaphorical toilet bowl on its way down.
I put this together some months ago, but in light of recent events, I felt like posting this now. The U of C is going through another round of DEEP cuts. The primary reason for the cuts, says Weingarten, is … Continue reading
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How important is it for teaching faculty to actually know how to teach (and to actually care about the success of their students)?
Thanks Mark for once again posting something that makes me think (and that gives me an opportunity to tough on a favorite topic: the importance of teaching quality in higher ed). Boredom vs. Failure Part 2: The New Demographic From Mark’s … Continue reading
Is it wrong to buy publications from grad students and pass them off as your own?
Apparently it is in China – if you get caught. Chinese academia ghost-writing ‘widespread’ This BBC article claims that “More than $100m (£63m) changes hands in China every year for ghost-written academic papers, according to research by a Chinese university.” … Continue reading
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