Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteGender Bias Found in How Graduate Students Review Scientific Studies | Computing Education Blog. Looks like we still have a ways to go…. From Mark Guzdial’s Blog: We’ve heard stories like this before, about the implicit bias in how STEM … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minute$40-million donation fuels learning excellence | News & Events | University of Calgary. Do you suppose this can help pull the UofC off the bottom of the list when it comes to student satisfaction? Not unless they get rid of … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesphd031305s.gif GIF Image, 600 × 260 pixels. Author lists SHOULD demonstrate scholarship and the advancement of knowledge. They should NOT be about politics. They ESPECIALLY should not be about paying ‘homage’ or stroking egos. Sadly, and, more and more, they are. I … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesI came across this today (Thanks to Jeremy Hunsinger): Second, we have become painfully aware of how badly (or how little) some of our colleagues read. Articles are too often cited, by authors and by referees, as making the exact … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhy is it that the things that people tend to check more often than anything, including the list of important dates, are so devilishly hard to find on most university websites. I mean, REALLY. This is the modern world … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesNYU using Codeacademy to Teach CS: Who got fired? « Computing Education Blog. I agree with the concerns raised by Mark here. I would add a few additional concerns to this as well. See, I’m not as thrilled by the … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother article that’s been sitting in my to-blog list for a while, but with school starting (or started) all over the globe, it’s worth noting. Ten skills every student should learn | Curriculum | eSchoolNews.com. This is a good list: … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesCleaning out some of my backlog of drafts…. This is an older article that’s been sitting in my to do list. The comments are still relevant. If anything, the situation has grown worse in the mean time. This article is … Continue reading