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Thanks for the Internet (and Let's Make Sure We Keep It)
Can you remember what life was like before the Internet? I can ... but barely. I remember sending my first...
Why I have no long-term commitment to the "tools."
Tractors are tools. Growing up in Iowa, I was always impressed by the variety of tractors that were used for...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Muffins
Sometimes teaching is a lot like baking. It helps to have a goal, and to have the basics down, but...
Strictly silos
I got a bit of a shock last week; it reminded me just how strongly the disciplinary culture rules at...
Admission to higher education in Brazil: the ENEM debacle
On November 7, 2010, 3.3 million Brazilian secondary school graduates, hoping for a place in a university, took the National...
Are colleges that expose confidential student records vulnerable to class-action lawsuits? No.
Nice try, Mr. Grande, the plaintiff's lawyer, but I don't suspect there will be any cigars. Many articles on the...
Professing While Female
Where does professors’ authority in the classroom come from? On one level the answer is simple: it comes from our...
Mapping the Terrain of Online Education
Two surveys released earlier this month add detail to the map of online education in the United States. The 2010...