02
Sep
Taking a chance on the premed
This is a repost, from a while ago, and particularly apt at the beginning of the semester as we may
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30
Aug
Friday Recommended Reads #1
Some sites make a habit of using Friday to share links to good reads. I thought I’d try it
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29
Aug
Extra credit is unfair to students
The old joke goes like this:
Q: Why did the undergraduate cross the road?
A: Extra credit!
I’ve known
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28
Aug
“Time management” is just a way to sell how-to books
Time management books are like diet books. They’re both full of detailed and sophisticated ways to do something so
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27
Aug
Efficient teaching: grading schemes
What is a grading scheme for our classes that promotes the best learning with minimal agony for all?
Everybody who
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23
Aug
What do our “Overly Honest Syllabi” remarks say about how we approach our craft?
Sometimes, an idea gets explosively popular for a day or two. Earlier this week, that happened with the twitter hashtag
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21
Aug
How it is hard to remove useless pap from GE curricula
The university curriculum evolves, and is a creature that is shaped by a variety of environmental forces tugging at it
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20
Aug
Service obligations attack!
Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.
I’ve rarely overtly turned down service opportunities,
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19
Aug
Percent effort measures are a bunch of bunk
Many jobs come with an official “percent effort” job description, indicating how much time to spent on different kinds of
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16
Aug
Welcome back! Changes for Fall 2013!
I slowed the blog down over the summer, and now we’re shifting back the academic-year again. After reflection and
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