Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesStudents 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
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesOK, 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
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minutehttp://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 … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’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
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI 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
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThanks 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
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteApparently 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
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesStanley Fish is really hit and miss for me: sometimes I agree with him, and other times really, really not. This is one of those times I agree: Stanley Fish: Academics Under Siege By By Stanley Fish Published: October 19, … Continue reading