Terry McGlynn

25
Dec

Small Pond Science’s Greatest Hits of 2017

Happy Christmas! I hope you’re having a pleasant break. This is the 90th post of 2017. It’s been
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22
Dec

Recommended reads #119

Here is a Digital Studies 101 lab, to guide students in a direct exploration of the Dark Web. This three-part
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20
Dec

Skype A Scientist (Skype a Classroom!)

It is time to sign up for skypeascientist. This is a program connecting scientists with classrooms. It gives students and
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18
Dec

Academia selects against community ties

Academics tend to harbor a conceit that our job is really different from other jobs. This might not be as
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11
Dec

Sending campus exchanges the other way

There’s a bunch of funding from federal agencies to send faculty at teaching institutions to leave their own labs,
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08
Dec

Recommended reads #118

What I wish I knew before becoming a professor The accidental citizen science of security cameras The futile resistance to
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04
Dec

Is grading an effective teaching practice?

Grading is a necessary evil. At least, that’s what I said about four years ago. I’ve updated on
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27
Nov

On the need for public academic blogs

Anybody can set up a blog and write a post, yet the reach of these posts varies dramatically. Let’s
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24
Nov

Recommended reads #117

When reviewers know the identity of authors, it turns out that famous names, prestigious universities, and top companies are far
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20
Nov

The long game against an anti-science, anti-education government

Like you, I’m exhausted from the political assault on science and education in the United States. But please, stay
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