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There were two articles published last week in popular media on social networking software: The Wall Street Journal: More, but not Merrier: Web sites that help you collect and ‘manage’ friends. (HT to Dave Moore) The Washington Post: With Friends … Continue reading →

I have a challenging student in my intro course this semester. In twenty-five years of teaching, I’ve never had a student quite like this one. He appears bright. The first week, he spoke up regularly in class. Since then he … Continue reading →

A couple months ago I wrote a few posts that were really addressed to my students. Here is another one. Writing is the tool most scholars use to think about ideas. You don’t write when you have your ideas figured … Continue reading →

Dean Dad has a recent post that made me pause. What are the implications for a school like Mary Washington?

That’s right. I spent half a day lobstering on my uncle’s boat. And no, I’m not giving up my day job. This one is hard work. The best catch for us was six lobsters in one trap. Unfortunately, this experience … Continue reading →

WAMU, one of our local PBS stations, hosted an excellent commentary yesterday by Aleta Margolis on her vision of real school. While I believe she’s talking about K-12, what she says is equally applicable to higher education.

This is something that’s been on my mind for some time. In my view, technology is not a panacea or silver bullet. (Yes, I said that!) It is, however, an excellent way to engage students in the learning process, more … Continue reading →

I’ve been hearing about DIGG for the last year or so. For example, when I spoke with a colleague about my FSEM project, she said, “that’s cool, but you didn’t use DIGG?” Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal had an article about … Continue reading →