There is a continuing discussion and investigation of the idea of social isolation and community engagement in a variety of texts and studies. One of the original works was Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community. The general belief, supported by many of Putnam’s cited studies, is that people are... »
Thank you for joining in our Dispatches from the Graduate Classroom conversation over the past couple of years. We have had a blast and gorged ourselves on the whole lifelong learning thing that we educators tend to do. As a result, we have suddenly... »
Shortly after my recent post on Gender: An Academic Question, two articles on gender appeared. The first, and most important, was the Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything. The rather upbeat title stems from the fact that women now make up half the workforce,... »
As you may know, Ann and I worked together in the creation of a research chapter for the Handbook of Research on Practices and Outcomes in E-Learning: Issues and... »
“For every 100 American women enrolled in college, there are only 77 men. And for every 100 women who graduate with a bachelor’s degree, only 73 men accomplish that,... »
Yes, I do truly love my Prius, but here I am discussing another kind of hybrid: a course that involves both online and classroom learning. An Inside Higher Ed... »
Following up on a theme discussed in a recent PowerProfs post on the evolution of educators from a stand and deliver classroom teachers to a supercharged E-mentors using a... »
An Inside Higher Ed blog Demand and Supply By Joshua Kim asks questions we here at PowerProfs have pondered: “Why do students seem content with a lecture based class system?... »
Inside Higher Ed ran an interview with Curtis J. Bonk, a professor of instructional systems technology at Indiana University, and author of the book The World Is Open: How... »
It turns out that our brains can be co-conspirators in a vicious stress loop. This finding is not too surprising to any of us with an overactive cortex. I... »
The headline in the Times section reads: As Classrooms Go Digital, Textbooks Are History The article, by Tamar Lewin published August 8, 2009 Has some good observations about the changing face... »
Over at EandPPub.com, they are asking a question of the day and I Tweeted the link because I found both the question and the comments very interesting. We discuss a... »
Keeping digital stuff organized is a challenge, and we dedicated a podcast to that topic last year. One of our favorite tools that has since stood the test... »
From the NY Times Q & A with Wendy Kopp Q. What are you looking for in teachers you recruit? A. We’ve done a lot of research on the characteristics... »
Over the past year, Fritz and I developed and taught a one-credit hour course for our Leadership Certificate Program called Gender Models in Contemporary Healthcare Leadership. Fritz came up... »
