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
Recommended reads #119
Here is a Digital Studies 101 lab, to guide students in a direct exploration of the Dark Web.
This three-part
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
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
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,
Recommended reads #118
What I wish I knew before becoming a professor
The accidental citizen science of security cameras
The futile resistance to
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
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
Recommended reads #117
When reviewers know the identity of authors, it turns out that famous names, prestigious universities, and top companies are far
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