MOOC mania has bitten the dust. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were expected to fundamentally change higher education. Clarissa Shen, Vice President of MOOC giant Udacity, recently conceded that ...Read More
Emulate. The word is often used instead of “copy” or “imitate.” In education, copying is discouraged and often punished. Originality is encouraged and rewarded. Emulation, in my view, is pivot...Read More
I do not consider myself a writer, but I do write. Many find writing difficult. So do I. I love it despite its difficulties. I love it because of its difficulties. Flannery O’Connor says, “I write...Read More
Honestly, the first good research question that occurred to me arrived during my third year of graduate school. Maybe that is because I’m not that bright. Or, maybe it is because of the way that we ...Read More
Day 1 of the Interdisciplinary Research Learning Community (IRLC) focused on building marshmallow towers. The marshmallow challenge gives students 18 minutes to create the tallest possible towerR...Read More
***This is an example of how one can contextualize a primary source document using “soft research” skills. It is not authorized for reuse by anyone, under any condition, except with the expressed ...Read More
I have never been quite sure what to make of the Curious George children’s books. George is a chimpanzee taken from his jungle home by the Man in the Yellow Hat. George’s curiosity results in many...Read More
In a recent LA Times Op-Ed Naomi Riley bemoaned academic research in the California State University system. The CSU, she argued, is a “teaching university;” why is the CSU faculty engaging in res...Read More
In a recent article, University of Denver political scientist Seth Masket claims that the Netflix series “House of Cards” is “the worst show about American Politics. Ever” Aft...Read More
Twenty-six years ago–in April 1989–I attended and presented at my first professional conference. I was finishing my second year of graduate school. Much of my second year in graduate sch...Read More