Cambridge University Press Textbooks

04/10/2013

In-class writing assignments...Do you love 'em or hate 'em?

http://chronicle.com/article/Gun-to-the-Head-Writing/138349/

What is it that so bothers me about in-class writing assignments?

04/05/2013

"'It's not about memorizing the structure of the periodic table,' I tell my students these days, 'because that's all on Wikipedia. It's about communicating to me that you can solve problems. Because the world has a lot of problems.'"

http://chronicle.com/article/Its-a-Flipping-Revolution/138259/

How changes in teaching and technology are changing our relationships with students.

04/01/2013

Nobel laureate and author of LECTURES ON QUANTUM MECHANICS, Steven Weinberg:

The Nobel prize-winning physicist talks to Brian Clegg about his quest to write the universal textbook

04/01/2013

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03/28/2013

Textbook decision deadlines are approaching! Take a look at some options from Cambridge, and request an exam copy for review!

http://www.cambridge.org/us/knowledge/textbooks/item2273194/?site_locale=en_US

Welcome to the Cambridge University Press textbook site. Cambridge is committed to publishing textbooks and supplementary material which enhances the classroom experience for instructors and students. Our world class list of authors and wide range of subject areas make Cambridge the place to review…

03/26/2013

Harvard asks alums for help with its new MOOC:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/26/education/harvard-asks-alumni-to-donate-time-to-free-online-course.html?ref=education

In an e-mail, the university asked alumni who had taken a course on Greek heroes to volunteer as online mentors and discussion group managers.

03/25/2013

Learning how to concentrate. One professor teaches his students this much-needed skill:

http://chronicle.com/article/Youre-Distracted-This/138079/

David Levy's course at the University of Washington puts technology in its place—in the control of students.

03/12/2013

For the first time, student tuition payments will soon exceed state contributions in the funding of public higher education.

http://chronicle.com/article/StudentsStates-Near-a/137709/

Net tuition revenue made up 47 percent of public colleges' educational costs in 2012, an increase of six percentage points in one year, a report says.

03/12/2013

Permission to sleep! (It'll increase your productivity in the long run!)

http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2013/03/01/essay-why-academics-need-get-enough-sleep

I’m more or less perpetually awed by how poorly we academics take care of ourselves much of the time. Sometimes I think that, almost by definition, the typical scholar-teacher is a neurotic who routinely puts work before his or her own health. Unnecessarily. Perhaps this is why I frequently find mys...

03/05/2013

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03/04/2013

Employers say recent grads are "woefully unprepared" for the workplace:

http://chronicle.com/article/A-College-Degree-Sorts-Job/137625/ =overview

Students go to college partly to land good jobs. But are graduates ready for them? The Chronicle and Marketplace surveyed employers to ask if colleges meet their needs.

02/27/2013

Interested in teaching with technology? Tips on using GoogleDocs in YOUR classroom:

http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/gradhacker/teaching-googledocs

Stephanie Hedge is a graduate student in the Department of English at Ball State University. You can follow her on twitter at .