Blog posts
Take Your Online Teaching to the Next Level
Whether you are teaching a blended course (where a significant portion of the course takes place online) or have been using your […]
READ MORENew video on the Worldviews Conference on Media and Higher Education
Last June, Academic Matters and its parent organization OCUFA sponsored the first Worldviews Conference on Media and Higher Education. It was a […]
READ MOREMobile Learning in the 21st Century
Cheap and ubiquitous technological resources have reshaped our geopolitical and economic realities, by providing individuals with almost instant access to the collective knowledge of humankind
READ MOREStrike Vote
Things I never thought I would do: today I went to my union meeting and voted in a strike vote. On a […]
READ MORETen Things About Your Course Syllabus
Yes, obviously, you need to put your office hours, due dates, and course readings & assignments. Here are ten other things to consider.
READ MORE
Salary Spin Cycle – Does It Hold Water?
Mark your calendars! On Friday, April 1, it will be time for the annual disclosure of the Ontario public sector $100,000 club.
READ MORECanadian-Chinese Educational Relationship : Looking Back, Around, and Beyond
The year 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the Canadian-Chinese diplomatic relations. I couldn’t help reflect on the Canadian-Chinese educational relationship, and found it evolving along an interesting and unique trajectory.
READ MOREThe ‘digital native’ rhetoric: A Trojan Horse of neo-liberalism?
The evidence simply is not there for the claims that a new generation of tech-savvy students require pedagogies based on new technologies like clickers, podcasts, and online courses.
READ MORE
Danny Williams’ postsecondary education legacy
Last December, Danny Williams stepped down as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. When he did, he was the most popular premier in Canada.
READ MORE
To SSHRC or not to SSHRC?
SSHRC is converting scholars into bureaucrats and scholarship into government reports, but all is not lost. Faculty must act to ensure their concerns are heard and debated.
READ MORE
