This time I am not actually talking about Genesis. I am thinking about my blog and I am doing that because I am getting ready for SBL where I will be on two panels discussing biblioblogging and the question of “ePublish or Perish.” Jim Davila will be sharing an excellent […]
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Looking through old files on my computer for something else, I came upon this snippet of a thought. Comments or reaction? History and Objectivity Can one do “history” of individuals who are still alive, or whom we have known? Some would say we are too close, but does chronological and […]
It is that time of year again. The leaves are dropping and SBL is fast approaching. That means that my mailbox is full of catalogues from various academic and religious book publishers trying to get me to consider their texts, purchase their books, or come by their booths in Atlanta. With […]
I had the honor and privilege to host the TEDxPSU conference that occurred on 10/10/10. As host I was not given a slot to speak rather I had 60 seconds to transition from one speaker to the next. I decided to take the liberty of sneaking a talk in after […]
We are now in the second year of the Presidential Leadership Academy at Penn State. It falls under my administration and I teach a course each spring for the Academy. Our focus is upon developing critical thinking skills as being crucial for good leaders. I have always felt a bit […]
The following arrived in my mailbox and since I know a number of readers are ABD I thought I would share it here. Good luck (and finish that D!). TARGUM SHLISHI ANNOUNCES GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR DISSERTATION RESEARCH ON JEWISH STUDIES TOPICS October 14, 2010 – Targum Shlishi is awarding […]
ProfHacker at the Chronicle of Higher Education has a great little piece about how to make students’ blogging more effective, not in terms of production, but in terms of learning. We require students in our leadership academy to blog all three years they are in it and many find it […]
Over the last few months many students and several of my administrative colleagues have acquired iPads and have been asking how I use the device to best effect. This post is an answer to that request and I hope it will be useful for others. Dropbox – The first thing […]
Very interesting piece, “Education is nowhere mentioned in the Constitution…. It embodies a faith in the capabilities of ordinary people that the Founders simply didn’t have.” And it isn’t in as bad a shape as some folks suggest. Or so says the author. A quick read that is well worth […]
Brooke Lester @AnummaBrooke shared this article via twitter (see Jim, it can be very useful, or at least as useful as a blog), Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits. The article summarizes several decades worth of research regarding how we learn and what ought to be understand as best […]