13
Nov
Recommended reads #183
Has more than a month passed since I’ve done a rec reads post? My gosh. Which in 2020 time,
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04
Nov
Q & A about jobs in primarily undergraduate institutions
This morning, in the midst of all this election fear, I got to liberate my brain for a bit by
02
Nov
A Practical Guide To College Science Teaching
I’ve occasionally seen photos of new authors unboxing the shipment of their first book, and I thought, wow, that
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19
Oct
Please be particularly kind in the coming weeks
What’s on your syllabus for the first week of November? If you’re teaching in the US, I don’
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13
Oct
Inclusivity means including religious people
If we’re aiming to build a genuinely diverse and inclusive scientific community, that means that we need to accept
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02
Oct
Recommended reads #182
Seven principles for good practice in midterm student feedback
Teaching and learning in ecology: a horizon scan of emerging challenges
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28
Sep
A typical semester courseload is cognitive overload
It feels weird to just write a blog post. I’d just like to say* that I realize things are
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21
Sep
Stepping up to do the work in an academic society
Today, the Ecological Society of America is dropping its ballot for a new round of seats on the Governing Board.
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18
Sep
Recommended reads #181
The author of the infamous Carreira letter just became the Editor-in-Chief of the flagship journal of the American Chemical Society.
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10
Sep
A study in contrasts
A colleague brought to my attention a story from yesterday’s All Things Considered, and I can’t stop thinking
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