Filter & Sort
Alt-Academics and Committee Work
Why we want to serve on committees, task forces, working groups, and search committees.
Post-Post Truth
What have we learned from the “fake news” conundrum? That neither algorithmic tweaks nor lessons in fact-checking will solve the problem.
Gadgets and Distractions
It's too easy to assume that all distractions are electronic, or that all electronics are distractions.
Trust, But Verify, Your Marketing to Teens
From the standpoint of college marketers, “trust, but verify” means that we should seek opportunities to expand our knowledge of what teens think about our communications, what they value about them, and how we can improve their effectiveness.
University Research and the Great Mistake
Universities are caught in a privatization trap that they built themselves and that will be difficult to take apart, argues Christopher Newfield.
You Are Not Your Dissertation
There’s no denying its benefits, but it’s still only a project -- and one you can complete, writes Noelle Sterne.
The Invisible EdTech Discussion
What edtech academics talk about when we get together, and why those outside of edtech don’t know about or participate in our conversations.