Topic: Teaching and learning
Deciding on a career in the college sector
Tenure-track positions in Canadian universities are getting harder to find. But recent research suggests that many full-time career opportunities exist in Canada’s colleges.
READ MOREConference Board of Canada announces skills and post-secondary education project
There seems to be a recurring theme in discussions about post-secondary education policy – we talk a lot about big ideas (innovation, […]
READ MOREMore on bad Ontario/California comparisons
Ken Snowdon has released a paper that echoes our criticisms about Ian Clark’s recent article advocating “California Style”differentiation in Ontario. OCUFA, our […]
READ MOREThe perils of California Dreamin’ in higher education
Writing in the National Post, Ian Clark argues that emulating California’s higher education system will increase the productivity and efficiency of Ontario’s […]
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Influencing Universities to Embrace Learning Outcomes: Why JOBS is a Dirty Four Letter Word
“Looming low and ominous, in twilight premature, thunderheads are rumbling in a distant overture” (Neil Peart, from the RUSH song Jacob’s Ladder). […]
READ MOREWhy not have mandatory “toolbox” training?
In a recent meeting with a number of teaching-minded colleagues, one made what – to me – sounded like a rather innocent […]
READ MOREBecoming Prof 2.0
In October 2010, “So You Want to Get a PhD in the Humanities” was posted on YouTube and began to circulate rapidly […]
READ MOREZen and the Art of Metacognition: Quality-Based Discrimination, Peer Assessment & Technology
In 1974, Robert M. Pirsig wrote a book entitled “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance”, within which he provided a philosophical […]
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Lost in Translation after Graduation?
What students do after leaving the academy can be impressive, surprising, and, as one department found out, useful for universities interested in improving the student experience.
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Corporatization and commercialization, Intellectual property, Libraries, Public policy, Teaching and learning, Technology
Copyright discourse in the academy: Values, policies, and technology
The university needs to appreciate better the intertwined relationship between values, policies, and technologies with respect to copyright issues.
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