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“Texas A&M System Will Rate Professors Based on Their Bottom-Line Value”

sitedad — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:33:34 +0000

Here’s an idea that makes the proposal the administration floated in contract negotiations about tying faculty raises to enrollments and state funding seem positively quaint: From The Chronicle, “Texas A&M System Will Rate Professors Based on Their Bottom-Line Value.” A quote:

Under the proposal, officials will add the money generated by each professor and [...]

Put lecture hall classes online/iPads for everyone (well, faculty)

sitedad — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:43:45 +0000

A couple of Chronicle of Higher Ed blog pieces I thought were interesting and worth sharing here:

The first is “Killing the Lecture With Technology, Part 1:”

Earlier this month, The Chronicle wrote about New York University’s attempt to reprogram the roles of some professors in large undergraduate classes, using technology to free them up [...]

“Why Does College Cost So Much?”

sitedad — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:34:16 +0000

I’ve come across a couple of interesting articles analyzing the reasons why higher education is so expensive, especially relative to other things that people value. This article in Forbes.com, “Why Does College Cost So much?” is a summary of a forthcoming book by Robert Archibald and David Feldman, and it rings true to me.

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“Lines on Plagiarism Blur for Students in the Digital Age”

sitedad — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:36:46 +0000

This is an article that has been discussed on some of the electronic mailing lists I follow, and it was also sent to me by a loyal EMUTalk.org reader, I presume because this person thought it would be good to post here. From yesterday’s New York Times, “Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital [...]

“Plan B: Skip College” (I’d stick with Plan A, or maybe make skipping college Plan C)

sitedad — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:45:09 +0000

There’s an interesting article in New York Times, “Plan B: Skip College.” As the title suggests, the argument is being made here that maybe it’s best if a lot of students skipped a four-year degree for trade school and/or the world of work. I don’t completely disagree with it, but I don’t agree with [...]

“Suit against EMU prompts lawmakers to push for reports on protecting students’ religious beliefs”

sitedad — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:02:10 +0000

Man, this is a story that just won’t go away– I get tons of links to discussion of the case of Julea Ward being dismissed from a counseling degree program at EMU either because of her religious views or because she discriminated against gay people, depending on how you look at it.

The latest [...]

“DIY U: Is There a Bubble in the Higher Education Market?”

sitedad — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:06:30 +0000

One of the mailing lists I follow posted this the other day, a blog entry from Michael Feldstein (who is a “Principal Product Manager for Academic Enterprise Solutions at Oracle”), “DIY U: Is There a Bubble in the Higher Education Market?” He’s making reference here to a book called DIY U, which is basically [...]

“Minor Bumps for iPad”

sitedad — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:11:07 +0000

It’s kind of a misleading headline because I think this IHE article, “Minor Bumps for iPad,” is largely positive about the newest Apple tablet computer big iTouch device/e-reader/toy. Here’s an interesting quote about iPads on college campuses:

The new data come as some colleges are seeding their campuses with iPads. North Carolina State University [...]

“Who really failed?”

sitedad — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:23:44 +0000

An alert EMUTalk.org reader suggested that I post a link to this article from last week’s Inside Higher Ed, “Who Really Failed?” Here are the opening paragraphs:

Dominique G. Homberger won’t apologize for setting high expectations for her students.

The biology professor at Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge gives brief quizzes at the [...]

“Why They Take So Long”

sitedad — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:21:26 +0000

An alert EMUTalk.org reader suggested that I post a link to this interesting Inside Higher Ed story, “Why They Take So Long.” Given the discussion we had last Fall (this post, for example), I thought I’d share this piece, which has a real ring of truth given the nature of EMU. Here are the [...]