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Concordia College attempts a queen sacrifice

Concordia College, a midwestern liberal arts institution, is the latest American campus to announce a queen sacrifice.  The college is apparently going to cut a series of academic programs, and reduce some faculty numbers along the way. What’s on the chopping … Continue reading →

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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Last week I participated in the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2016 conference.  It was a powerful gathering of campus leaders and practitioners, organized around a common focus on liberal education. I was there for a few reasons, starting … Continue reading →

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A brace of education and technology trends for 2016

Campus Technology asked a group of us about major educational technology trends for this year.  We discussed developments and likely possibilities for competency-based education, data analytics, makerspaces, mobile, virtual reality, and wearables, web video, and wireless infrastructure, among others.  

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Fine podcasts for 2016: a mega-list of what I’m listening to

2015 saw a rebirth of interest in podcasts, and 2016 may well see an even larger podcast world.  This is very exciting, and heartening to long-time podcast obsessives like myself. In that spirit let me share which podcasts I’m listening … Continue reading →

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Top films of the year, 1955: crimes and times edition

Now it’s time to set the film clock back another decade, all the way to… 1955. Yes, I’m still playing this movie ranking game with Jesse Walker (his 1955 list) and LAGuy (his list).  In 1955 my birth was 12 … Continue reading →

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Top movies of the year, 1965: spy versus spy edition

Again I return to play the “best films of the year, some decades back” game with Jesse Walker and LAGuy.  This time the year is… 1965, and we can see the Cold War confronting WWII in many movies.  Jesse’s post is online.  I’ll link to LAGuy’s … Continue reading →

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Top ten movies of the year, 1975 edition

Once again I play the “best films of the year, some decades back” game with Jesse Walker and LAGuy.  This time the year is… 1975, a year for epic cinematic invention from and about a culture wracked by transformation and … Continue reading →

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This blog in 2015, analyzed by WordPress droids

2015’s running out, so WordPress decided to send me data about this year in blogging. buy aciphex online buy aciphex no prescription generic This kind of data analysis is actually pretty useful, as it gets me out of the daily … Continue reading →

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Top ten movies of the year, 1985 edition

In this post I continue to play that film ranking game launched by Jesse Walker and LAGuy.  Once again we look back a number of decades, and this time determine the best movies of 1985. I was 18 then, and … Continue reading →

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Top ten movies of the year, 1995 edition

What are the best movies of a given year?  With this post I brazenly share my cinematic obsessions and leap into a game played by Jesse Walker and LAGuy. I would have liked to reflect on the best films of 2015, but … Continue reading →

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