Filter & Sort
The Light is Better Over Here
We all know the old joke about the drunk who’s looking for his keys outside the bar at night. He’s looking near the streetlamp, even though he dropped them half a block away, because the light is better there. If we look where it’s easy, instead of where it’s likely, it’s easy to predict the results.
Transparency Can Cut Costs
The process of collecting and sharing information doesn't just help students make informed choices, but promotes better management of colleges and universities, writes Michael Bugeja.
2 Higher Ed Lessons from Johnson's J.C. Penney Departure
A department store is a familiar sort of thing for higher ed folks. What are we but a department store of academic disciplines? Bloomingdales and Macy's have housewares, men's and bedding departments - we have economics, biology and women's studies.
Long Distance Mom: Obituaries
The film world was busy this week mourning the loss of two “mountains”—documentary filmmaker Les Blank and film critic Roger Ebert. They will both be remembered for highlighting work about women, blacks, Cajuns, “crackers,” Mexicans, Yugoslavs—subjects and filmmakers who are too often ignored and forgotten by mainstream media. Both men have inspired me in my own filmmaking and teaching.
22 Thoughts on Automated Grading of Student Writing
I have some thoughts on automated grading of student writing. Most of them are unkind.
Deux Ou Trois Choses Que Je Sais De Lui
An examination of France's wild and crazy chief rabbi....
Network Down
Who knew that WikiLeaks was around in 1773? Scott McLemee takes a look at Ben Franklin's role -- part Bradley Manning, part Julian Assange...