It's that time of the year when professors and instructors squeeze their brains and put together their hopefully-comprehensible course syllabi for respective classes. As I enter my fourth semester of teaching a freshman-writing course, I realize there's a constant urge to put more and more into my syllabus: maybe I should tell my students not … Continue reading The Rhetoric and Design of Course Syllabus
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Ten Apps to Leverage Your College Experience
Goodbye traditional college, hello College 2.0! Welcome to a whole new learning experience where mobile devices are prevalent, and where hundreds of thousands of apps are now available to help you ace – or, okay, at least pass – every exam college life throws your way. From taking notes in classes to uploading large volume journals … Continue reading Ten Apps to Leverage Your College Experience
The Future is Now.
News goes viral within minutes after a story's gone public. For instance, some blame the David Brooks column and a handful of WSJ articles for firing abruptly University of Virginia's (ex-)president, Teresa Sullivan, last June. But the university's rectors said it was Sullivan's slow reaction to online education that caused her the job. According to … Continue reading The Future is Now.
Jason Tham, Ph.D. 