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POPSProblem-based learning (PBL) in a biochemistry course Hal White of the University of Delaware (a major center for developing PBL strategies) gives an informal introduction to his style of using current and classic research to develop the "problems" that his students will tackle in the classroom.
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POPSStudy military history at USMA West Point A three-week summer fellowship with a basic introduction to the fundamentals of the work of a military historian. I think military history is very underrepresented in today's academy; I'd love to do this someday.
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POPSNew blog on religion in american history A pretty diverse bunch of academics blogging on religious themes in American history from a variety of perspectives. Worth checking out. The clip is just a taste of the type of material covered.
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POPSNewsflash about me: I got tenure! This is a personal note... This semester, I was up for tenure at the small Pennsylvania college where I work. I was just informed a few days ago that my tenure bid was approved. This clip says a little bit about what that means.
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POPSThe economics of the liberal-arts education I think this guy's statement of the problem faced by liberal arts institutions is pretty good, but his solution (make decisions based on values) isn't all that compelling (i.e., it doesn't say much).
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POPSAmericanAcademics Misrepresented. In an attempt to misrepresent, and basically LIE, dmegivern tried to post this: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/0D13C9F9-FFB9-4238-BD46-518A7C802977/ "American Academics", implying that one group far outnumbering another in "American Academe" as it was put, must be the result of that first group attending, graduating,being part of, etc as opposed to the other,due to the supposition that they are the sophisticated, correct ones. And it would follow, presumably, that this is the reason why colleges are dominated by liberals, because simply put,anybody else isn't smart enough. Well, the article beyond a couple sentences, was available for $40 and would have made quite a different impression. One the professor would have had a different response to, I venture. (Besides, even taking your interpretation, misleading as it is, the intro referred to "centrists". Not "liberals".
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POPSOpen education recommendation service A Javascript tool that allows you to discover open-courseware recommendations related to pages you are browsing. I haven't really tested it yet but all the ed-tech geeks love it.
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POPSAmerican Academics I honestly believe that conservative rationale and thinking is less complex and evolved than progressive thought. It makes sense to me that places where highly intelligent people gather will therefore tend to be liberal.
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POPSUsing the web in teaching: some resources This is a link list that's very much under construction, courtesy of Jetpak.com. Mostly these were recommended to me. Some are sites for specific courses, others are more general resources. For updates, grab the feed: http://snipr.com/1pk7a
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POPSThe tools our students use Alan November argues that educators should take advantage of students' high comfort level with networked tools. Via Laura Blankenship's tweets (that's GeekyMom to you): http://snipr.com/1ne3v.
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POPSPhyllis Schlafly: English Dept. to blame for Virginia Tech massacre Phyllis Schlafly does one of those scans through the English department website at Virginia Tech, lists the weirdest stuff she can find, and then asks why we permit this kind of newfangled nonsense to be taught in our schools. Pretty standard stuff, but especially poisonous in the wake of the shootings, which, incredibly, she seems to want to blame on the professors and the readings. Via Right Wing Watch (http://snurl.com/1k9s7)
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