Computer skills for graduate students (and professors)
Computing for Psychologists has a great post on Computing skills for (psychology) students, most of which I think applies to …
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7 tips for making sure your lecture’s aren’t deadly
Despite extensive discussion in education circles, the lecture is alive and well in college classrooms. Constructivism is all well and …
Developing a new course: 10 questions to ask yourself
One part of holding a PhD is teaching, and part of teaching is developing a new course. Now, I use …
A framework for a coherent research platform
When I first started looking in to student and academic productivity, one of the first bloggers I stumbled upon was …
We don’t JUST need more college graduates….
We don’t JUST need more college graduates: We need more college graduates in specific fields. Why does this keep getting …
The long and winding road to a PhD: Another Infographic
I love a good infographic. Here are many of the stats I’ve discussed regarding grad school rolled up into a …
Changing the technology I use to teach
Last week I was beginning the process of preparing for next semester. I had some level of dissatisfaction with the …
The problem isn’t just the social sciences and humanities
Apparently the problem of oversupply of PhDs is nearly as bad in the physical and biological sciences. A tenured prof …
Simplified view of the changing nature of education
While this is simplified in many, many ways, this infographic is a good way of viewing the changing nature of …
Who knew: The Dept. of Ed has guns, issues warrants and breaks down doors
Who knew: The Department of Education has guns, issues its own warrants, and breaks down doors rather than knocking in …
