Archive for May, 2009

951. The Disappearing Tenure-Track Job

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Folks:

The posting below by Scott Jaschik, looks at the decrease in tenure-track jobs over the last 10 years. It is from the May 12, 2009 issue of INSIDE HIGHER ED, an excellent – and free – online source for news, opinion and jobs for all of higher education. You can subscribe by going to: http://insidehighered.com/. Also for a free daily update from Inside Higher Ed, e-mail [scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com]. Copyright © 2009 Inside Higher Ed Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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950. Clickers

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Folks:

The posting below looks at the impact of an important new technology on faculty lecturing and student learning. It is by James Rhem, executive director of the National Teaching & Learning Forum and is #45 in a series of selected excerpts from the NT&LF newsletter reproduced here as part of our “Shared Mission Partnership.” NT&LF has a wealth of information on all aspects of teaching and learning. If you are not already a subscriber, you can check it out at [http://www.ntlf.com/] The on-line edition of the Forum–like the printed version – offers subscribers insight from colleagues eager to share new ways of helping students reach the highest levels of learning. National Teaching and Learning Forum Newsletter, Volume 18, Number 3, March 2009.© Copyright 1996-2009. Published by James Rhem & Associates, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide. Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
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949 Aiming for Excellence in the Dissertation

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

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The posting below looks at what makes for outstanding, very good, and unacceptable disssertations in the social sciences. It is from Chapter 3, Aiming for Excellence in the Dissertation, in the book, Developing Quality Dissertations in the Social Sciences: A Graduate Student’s Guide to Achieving Excellence by Barbara E. Lovitts and Ellen L. Wert. Published by Stylus Publishing, LLC, 22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, Virginia 20166-2102 Copyright © 2009 By Stylus Publishing, LLC. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission.

NOTE: This book is one of three in a series that includes Developing Quality Dissertations in the Humanities and Developing Quality Dissertations in the Sciences. To find out more go to: www.styluspub.com

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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948. Ten Simple Rules To Combine Teaching and Research

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

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The posting below looks at XXXX. It is by Quentin Vicens of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, and Philip E. Bourne ( bourne@sdsc.edu) of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, Copyright: © 2009 Bourne, Vicens. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1000358

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Rick Reis
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947. Highly Successful 3-Year Degree Program Graduate 10th Class in May 2009

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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Posting #934, The Buzz and Spin on 3-Year Degrees, talked about the renewed interest in 3-year degrees (Jaschik, 2009). Saving 25% of college costs is something that is understandably appealing to many, including students, parents and the US Congress. Happily, there exists a good example of a long-running very successful 3-year degree program proving that a high-quality university education can be delivered without any diminution of academic content. The posting below describes this program at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, New Hampshire. It is by Robert H. Seidman, executive editor of the Journal of Educational Computing Research and a professor in the Computer Information Technology Department at SNHU.

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Rick Reis
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946. Ten Ways to Grow a Backbone

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

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The posting looks at – well the title speaks for itself. It is an academic take on the book by the same name [How to Grow a Backbone: Ten Strategies for Gaining Power and Influnce at Work, by Susan Marshall. [Published by McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000 ISBN 0809224941, 9780809224944] http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/. The posting below is by Gina J Hiatt, Ph.D and is from the Academic Ladder – Get help with the climb, which can be found at: [http://academicladder.com] © 2009 Gina Hiatt, PhD. reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
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945. Ph.D. Admissions Shrinkage

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

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The posting below by Scott Jaschik, looks at the economics of doctoral education and why this is leading some schools to reduce future enrollment in Ph.D. programs. It is from the March 30, 2009 issue of INSIDE HIGHER ED, an excellent – and free – online source for news, opinion and jobs for all of higher education. You can subscribe by going to: http://insidehighered.com/. Also for a free daily update from Inside Higher Ed, e-mail [scott.jaschik@insidehighered.com]. Copyright © 2009 Inside Higher Ed Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
reis@stanford.edu
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944. The Business of Business Education Is More than Business

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

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The posting below looks at the role of the liberal arts in educating students about important economic matters. It is #43 in the monthly series called Carnegie Foundation Perspectives. It is by Tom Erlich a senior scholar and co-director of the Political Engagement Project, the Project on Foundations and Education, and the Business, Entrepreneurship, and Liberal Learning project at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
The Foundation invites your response at: CarnegiePresident@carnegiefoundation.org. © 2009 The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 51 Vista Lane, Stanford, CA 94305 Reprinted with permission.

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Rick Reis
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