Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Blog: Just Visiting I am not an employee of Inside Higher Ed and have precisely zero influence of what appears on its virtual pages – with the obvious exception of this blog – but nonetheless, I felt a little frisson of pride when reading Scott Jaschik’s introduction to IHE’s coverage of this year’s release of the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean It’s college ranking season again. News rankings are ridiculous, and Williams beating Amherst is right and proper. News rankings are a consumer guide for parents who want to maximize the chances of their kids getting high-paid jobs. Other rankings (“Best Party Schools!”)

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Blog: Just Visiting For many people, writing is painful. And yet, somehow, the misconceptions about writing remain widespread. And in this case, our bad ideas about writing have negative consequences in the world, and on real people’s lives. Four common myths about writing constitute the course “units.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean For various day job–related reasons, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about general education requirements and what we really want students to have, or do, or be able to do. But we’d bring in new stuff, too. Admittedly, that reflects my own disciplinary background.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Blog: Just Explain It to Me! There is one fundamental rule about asking for money: never ask someone for money the first time you meet them. So many times, I’ve heard the lament from colleagues “I don’t know how you do it. I could never ask anyone for money.” Here are a few concepts I’ve found helpful.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Blog: Just Visiting There has been a recent change in the world of Peloton, and for the third time it has me thinking about the intersection of Peloton and pedagogy. The first time I wrote about how Peloton balances structure, differentiation, and motivation to draw the user into the experience, and increase their engagement.

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