Wiki becomes textbook in Boston College classroom
Wiki becomes textbook in Boston College classroom: Wiki becomes textbook in Boston College classroom —- This is a great idea, I know that when i’ve had my students contribute to wikipedia they’ve learned a fair amount about wikipedia, usually after their additions were deleted, or changed.
Read MoreToo many students attend college
Too many students attend college: Too many students attend college —- I actually agree to some extent with this idea, but not the evidence presented here. I think people need time to explore and find something they are passionate about before they engage in college. Too many students enter college, I think, with an unpurposefulness, […]
Read Morecareers are strange
so, if you’ve not heard yet… Barring incident, I’m leaving NYC in late July and moving to Chicago to work in the Department of Communications at UIC. I am really excited about the opportunity, it should be great fun. I cannot say that I’m looking forward to the move, as I’m not a big on […]
Read MoreAsk Alex: Getting a Communication Ph.D.
Ask Alex: Getting a Communication Ph.D.: Should I go for a Ph.D.? Well, first of all, that’s probably the wrong question. The right question is: “Should I pursue a Ph.D.?†and the answer I will always give is “no.†—— Alex speaks the truth. 99% of the time the answer is no. I tell my […]
Read MoreCreative Business Card Designs.
Creative Business Card Designs.: Creativebits blog has a collection of some really creative business card designs (many from the businesscards pool on Flickr): Link – Thanks Tara! and Neatorama —- I have like 500 business cards from pratt….. but i’ve been using streetcards by hugh,
Read MoreQuasi-academic life coaching
Quasi-academic life coaching: I wonder whether what we need is less advice that normalises unrealistic expectations that will only ever apply to an overcommitted few, and instead begin to expand (or rather, demand) the range of examples and meaningful outcomes that a graduate education in humanities in Australia can lead to. I know a bunch […]
Read MoreTen lessons
Ten lessons: Ten Lessons I wish I Had Been Taught —– some good thoughts here.
Read MoreIn Academia, rejection will find you
In Academia, rejection will find you: So those of us who work in this industry understand all to well the vicissitudes of labor markets. We get used to seeing the PERFECT job advertised at the PERFECT institution, so we send off our vita and gather our rec letters and hope for months that the hiring […]
Read MoreMain Page – Pentabarf
Main Page – Pentabarf: Welcome to the Pentabarf Wiki. This wiki is used for documenting and supporting Pentabarf, the open source conference planning software. —— Pentabarf is a conference management system. it looks pretty nifty… it is a rails program.
Read MoreStudent Loan… Bleh
One thing that I managed to do recently was finally pay off my smallest student loan, that was a minor accomplishment, it was a perkins loan through virginia tech. I consolidated my other student loans through the ford program a few years ago to lower my student loan interest. The amount of pressure that student […]
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