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It's a game
This is a good read for parents and for us in the learning biz. Indirectly, it's about the triumph of intrinsic motivation. How does a learning situation get transformed into one where the kids are...
View ArticleSmall eReader, Large Smart Phone, Both, or Neither?
Money is no object. Money is a subject. Okay, those lines are really bad, but I needed to say something about it up front. In considering your optimal portfolio of gadgets, of course how much they...
View ArticleSpinning My Wheels
We've reached the point in the summerThat I really shouldn't find a bummerPreparing for classShould be a gasYet I now need a mental plumber.
View ArticleMeteorology for Dummies
The odd pattern of weather continuesA thunderstorm in the afternoon ensues.We neither know whenNor its force have we ken.But we've paid more than our dues.
View ArticleHaving your health - what does that mean?
I've reached the age in life where each fact about personal health seems to be the start of a shaggy dog story. Here's an example that provides no exception to the rule.Let's begin with some good...
View ArticleFair use for the faculty creator - where are we now?
As a vestige of my old campus job I'm still on the listserv for OER-Community, where I lurk and from time to time read the messages. OER stands for Open Educational Repository. This particular list...
View ArticleDepression in Performing Artists as a Reflection on Ourselves
Judging by the very large number of status updates in Facebook about Robin Williams that I saw each of the last two nights, his death had a profound effect on many. As my friend Rich pointed out, it...
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The Essence of Education
I agree with this piece. If others did too we could get on with the important issues of what activities are the basis for a highly sympathetic and reciprocal relationship between students and their...
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Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
We need this song now.Pete Seeger's story behind "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" via kwout
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Why are there bad teachers........with tenure?
This is going to be an unpopular post, perhaps not with my friends and colleagues, but with the mainstream, certainly. I think the analysis of Secretary Duncan, Representative Johnston, and Frank...
View ArticlePowerPoint for First Class Session
The file for download. (A preview is given, but for the actual file you must download it.)A pdf version. (Here the preview has pretty much all the functionality that the file itself has, so...
View ArticleQuick Review of Kindle Fire HD 7"/Traveling without a laptop
Introduction/DisclaimerThis device was somewhat dated when I purchased it, in July, which is one reason the price was so reasonable, $139. In this review I will consider the device only from the point...
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Not drinking when in the presence of other people who do
The Drinker’s Manifesto - NYTimes.com via kwoutInspired by this Mark Bittman column (see above) I thought I'd relay my experience this past weekend when with the family I was in Texas (mostly Bulverde,...
View ArticleThe Consequences from Finding Alternatives to Tax Revenues for Higher Ed Funding
A wise writer of detective fiction once remarked - follow the money. The puzzle to be solved in this case is for public Higher Ed institutions that appear to be fiscally healthy. First, how are they...
View ArticleTen years after - Dialogic Learning Objects/Embedded Assessment
I still design interactive homework in Excel and have already produced a couple this semester. This tutorial, which should be accessible to anyone with a recent copy of Excel, whether they know how to...
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Honor Thy Father
Ask yourself, what little lessons from childhood stuck? I have a couple of these that come from the weekends in the fall. The first - you don't have to do a perfect job. This came from raking...
View ArticleThe Eyes of Aging
After more than a week where my weight remained on the same plateau, I was 2.4 pounds lighter at this morning's weighing. I didn't believe that so I got off the scale and tried again. I got the same...
View ArticleIntensity, Craziness, and Creativity - Vincent Van Gogh
I have some vague recollection from childhood about The Agony and The Ecstasy and that it was a big deal. Perhaps I saw a promotion for it on a billboard in Times Square, something akin to Cleopatra...
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The Elite College Student - Great At Jumping Through Hoops...
...but not developing his or her own point of view.I found this quite a compelling show to watch/listen to. Many of the themes I've been railing about over the years regarding undergraduate education...
View ArticleBetter Screening for College Entry? Or No Screening at All?
College Admission : HarvardTeen Health : __________a) Acne, b) In-grown toenail, c) Obesity, d) Manic depression, e) All of the above.I only recall one class in high school that with deliberation tried...
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