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The year of living chairingly
Since the Chronicle returned to its history of printing staid pieces recently and published Bruce Davis’s letter to a new chair, ((The return to staid, boring higher-ed journalism is much better than the recent confirmation of unprofessional editorial behavior that makes a number of readers disgusted. Dear editors, you hired a scorpion. Don’t pretend you didn’t […]
Visiting instructor, social foundations, 2012/13
My department is hiring a visiting instructor in social foundations of education for the 2012/13 academic year; this is a one-year, 100% teaching position, with competitive salary and benefits. The full job description is available at the Online Chronicle, and if you or someone you know is interested, the application process is entirely online. Please […]
Books on college teaching: The get-in-it-and-drive list
Over on her blog, Rebecca Onion distills her tweeps’ recommendations for readings on (mostly college) teaching, and her list includes classics from McKeachie’s Teaching Tips to Bain’s What the Best College Teachers Do. I like almost everything on the list a great deal, but I would not recommend that a teaching assistant (or faculty member) […]
Why I recommended Canvas as an LMS
My role in the group evaluating LMS options ended yesterday, and I don’t know the recommendations of other individuals in the group, though I get sense of where we’re headed as an institution. For my part, after looking at Blackboard 9.1, Moodlerooms/joule, and Canvas, I recommended Canvas. We have a lot of transitions to plan […]
University of Florida faculty union head: Why the giant provost’s raise in the midst of budget cuts?
From John Biro, University of Florida chapter president of the United Faculty of Florida: Dear Colleague, Before the Administration imposes the draconian budget cuts it claims are unavoidable, it owes the faculty answers to these questions: 1. Why, instead of imposing a hiring freeze, is it continuing with extensive hiring? Today’s Chronicle of Higher Education […]