Recommended reads #106
The case against using Turnitin in your own classroom.
When teaching for understanding is pitted against teaching for doing well
The people you work with predict whether you’re happy at work
What most affects the quality of life for academics? I’ll put this question another way: at the end of
How bad is the loss of NSF dissertation improvement grants?
Last week, NSF announced they have stopped awarding DDIGs – the Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the divisions of Environmental Biology
Recommended reads #105
David Attenborough regrets spending so much time away from his family. (I should note that I’m writing this from
Drop everything and check your page proofs, or else
The turnaround time that journal publishers demand for correcting page proofs is crazy, right? I honestly have no idea what
Are there universities that care about both research and teaching?
I read an interesting piece from a computer science professor at Bucknell, who documented his path to discovering universities “in
Recommended reads #104
It’s been two weeks already!? Here’s some reads for what remains of the long holiday weekend, for those
Making scientific conferences more engaging
In scientific conferences, the talks are often the least constructive part of the meeting. That’s my experience and opinion,
Keeping data readable in the long run
(image by frankieleon)
This is reminder of the obvious, but perhaps one some of you could use: Be sure to
Recommended reads #103
Why academics need to focus on structuring their time
Superstar artist Ai Weiwei wrote a piece about how censorship works