Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesOn leisure and the academic lifestyle | Virtual Canuck. I often see posts from academics about how demanding and busy the lifestyle is. For some reason most of the posts I’ve seen like this come from faculty in Education. I … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteHere’s a short post from Clark Quinn about making communication work even when we don’t really share the same language: Pidgin Learning Very nicely put. I’ve been mired the writing of two chapters of my book that talk about definitions, … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesMark Guzdial wrote a thoughtful post yesterday that pondered approaches to educational research that fail to address the domain specificity that lies at the core of so many educational challenges. Computing Education Research vs Real Education Research « Computing Education … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Shadow Scholar – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education. The currency of the Academy is supposed to be honesty. That is still true. Unfortunately, it has never been the reality – although I remain convinced that … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutesA while back, I came across a post on Mark Guzdial’s blog about a new blog on women in computing. They were looking for stories about how women get into computer science. This post is the second in an autobiographical … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesBook review: Taking Stock: Research on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education « Tony Bates. Sadly, I don’t actually have time to read this book just now as I am writing one of my own. However, from the sounds of … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesAlmost all my life, September has signaled the start of a new year – new pens, new paper, clean notebooks,… Since I was four years old, September, rather than January has been the New Year. This year, I will be … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s been a lot of buzz about plagiarism lately; here are two recent articles: Are You Part of ‘Generation Plagiarism’? – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com. “Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age,” Trip Gabriel SO, why aren’t … Continue reading