Easily Distracted » Blog Archive » Getting the Cool Job One old colleague of mine used to say that there are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people and those who don’t. (This was followed by Beker’s corollary: there are 10 kinds of people in…
Month: August 2006
Teaching Project Discussion
I had the opportunity for an excellent discussion with a group of about 20 faculty today who are participating in the University Teaching project: Many teaching programs at other schools follow what might be called the “expert model,” where purported pedagogical specialists dispense their wisdom to a passive audience of faculty. Our Teaching Project follows…
Attracting Students to Adult Education Programs
Inside Higher Ed :: Registration Rave Interesting article about the “registration rave” hosted by Morton College outside of Chicago. The college runs a 29 hour event, staffed by volunteers from the various offices of the college, where prospective students can register even if they hold down jobs that keep them from more traditional registration events….
Wikipedia Article Challenges Blackboard Patent Claims
History of virtual learning environments – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Word that I have stopped blogging because I’ve been curled up in the fetal position in response to Ted Stevens tubes speech and the moronic decision by the US Patent office to give BlackBoard a patent on virtual learning environments is not quite true. I’ve…