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Higher Education

GPS is Old News. Get Ready for IPS


For as prescient as Gene Roddenberry was in Star Trek: The Original Series, the presence of robots was remarkably absent. Later, in Star Trek: The Next Generation, robots rarely appeared as regular every devices. Sure, there was Data, and his brother, Lore, and then later the Borg were introduced, but there were never robots swerving…

June 6, 2013 in Drones, Education, GPS, Higher Education, Mapping, Mobile Technology, Technology.

Tea Party Lacks Common Sense on Common Core


From my earliest memories I’ve never been able to tolerate information, comments, instructions, or any other discourse which has little logic attached. Ask my parents. Not having a suitable answer for my “Why does _____?” line of questioning usually resulted in some form of tantrum. Perhaps I should have been a lawyer rather than a…

June 4, 2013 in Education, Geography, Higher Education, Science, Teaching.

Streamlining Education into Failure


During the fall of 2012, I taught a “Weather and Climate” course. A new course preparation for me, and a new course for my college, I was counseled to keep the course light on chemistry, physics, and math. The students simply wouldn’t be ready to deal with any such material. The students needed the course…

June 2, 2013 in Education, Geography, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching.

College Writing Tips: Never List


My teaching career began in the fall of 1997 when a faculty member experienced a heartache about a week before the semester began. During the intervening years between then and today, my peers, colleagues, and even those in business & industry, have noticed a tremendous decline in people’s ability to write. Recently, I spent many…

May 1, 2013 in Assessment, Education, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching.

College Writing Tips: Explain Yourself


My teaching career began in the fall of 1997 when a faculty member experienced a heartache about a week before the semester began. During the intervening years between then and today, my peers, colleagues, and even those in business & industry, have noticed a tremendous decline in people’s ability to write. Recently, I spent many…

May 1, 2013 in Assessment, Education, Geography, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching.

College Writing Tips: Point Values


My teaching career began in the fall of 1997 when a faculty member experienced a heartache about a week before the semester began. During the intervening years between then and today, my peers, colleagues, and even those in business & industry, have noticed a tremendous decline in people’s ability to write. Recently, I spent many…

April 30, 2013 in Assessment, Education, Geography, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching.

College Writing Tips: Check Your Logic


My teaching career began in the fall of 1997 when a faculty member experienced a heartache about a week before the semester began. During the intervening years between then and today, my peers, colleagues, and even those in business & industry, have noticed a tremendous decline in people’s ability to write. Recently, I spent many…

April 30, 2013 in Education, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching.

College Writing Tips: Count Your Arguments


My teaching career began in the fall of 1997 when a faculty member experienced a heartache about a week before the semester began. During the intervening years between then and today, my peers, colleagues, and even those in business & industry, have noticed a tremendous decline in people’s ability to write. Recently, I spent many…

April 29, 2013 in Assessment, Education, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching.

College Writing Tips: Respect Yourself and Spell-Check Yourself


My teaching career began in the fall of 1997 when a faculty member experienced a heartache about a week before the semester began. During the intervening years between then and today, my peers, colleagues, and even those in business & industry, have noticed a tremendous decline in people’s ability to write. Recently, I spent many…

April 29, 2013 in Education, Geography, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching.

College Writing Tips: Respond to both X and Y


My teaching career began in the fall of 1997 when a faculty member experienced a heartache about a week before the semester began. During the intervening years between then and today, my peers, colleagues, and even those in business & industry, have noticed a tremendous decline in people’s ability to write. Recently, I spent many…

April 28, 2013 in Assessment, Education, Geography, Higher Education, Online Learning, Teaching.

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