RE: [tips] Student Loans

2013-08-23 Thread Tim Shearon
John and others- "On the other hand, I didn't really need the cool French 10 speed nor the Italian hiking boots etc etc. " Sounds very familiar! Or add to that the North Face tent (when they were a small hand constructing company no one had heard of the) or the MSR stove . . . A very few splu

Re: [tips] Student Loans

2013-08-23 Thread John Kulig
      Oh the stories we could tell! I lived in an attic apartment (real cozy actually), drove a 1967 Volvo only when I left town (it was past its prime even then; the 67s were not the upscale Volvos of today), lived without any phone for a year, accepted ca

Re: [tips] While we bemoan education

2013-08-23 Thread Mike Palij
On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 09:33:14 -0700, Miguel Roig wrote: In the arts things get a little tricky. I've heard about plagiarism of composition (art, photography) plagiarism of theatrical designs and sets, of product designs, etc. As an example, I use this video in one of my presentations on plagiaris

Re: [tips] While we bemoan education

2013-08-23 Thread Claudia Stanny
We could extend this discussion to teaching activities, structure of courses/course syllabi, rubrics, etc. Few of us invent any really new activities; we usually borrow and adopt to local needs. Do we need to footnote a pair-share activity every time we use it? What about student poster sessions as

[tips] Student Loans

2013-08-23 Thread Wuensch, Karl L
In some cases, because they need to pay for a fancy apartment with swimming pool etc,, a smart phone with unlimited service, a new car, meals off campus, and all those essentials that I never had when a student. Cheers, [Karl L. Wuensch] From:

[tips] Teaching Position in Counseling

2013-08-23 Thread Lisa Hager
Spring Hill College, a Jesuit, Catholic liberal arts institution, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Counseling Psychology to begin August 2014. We seek applicants who are strongly committed to excellence in teaching and have the ability and willi

Re: [tips] While we bemoan education

2013-08-23 Thread MiguelRoig
In the arts things get a little tricky. I've heard about plagiarism of composition (art, photography) plagiarism of theatrical designs and sets, of product designs, etc. As an example, I use this video in one of my presentations on plagiarism to raise the question: Yes, we know it when we see i

[tips] FO/VO in class

2013-08-23 Thread michael sylvester
How can the stream of consciousness of feminine odor and vaginal odor in the classroom be managed? michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=27275 or send a

Re: [tips] While we bemoan education

2013-08-23 Thread Mike Palij
On Fri, 23 Aug 2013 06:35:00 -0700, Christopher Green wrote: However, it turns out to have been stolen. Oops. http://gawker.com/georgia-tech-students-epic-welcome-speech-was-epical-1184716361 Okay, maybe I'm a little more dense today than usual, maybe I need to up my medication (or reduce it),

Re: [tips] While we bemoan education

2013-08-23 Thread MiguelRoig
I had seen the GTech speech earlier and sent it to a couple of my colleagues with the hope that one of our students could be inspired to give a similar speech during one of our open houses. I admit to have been somewhat disappointed to learn (thanks, Chris!) that the speech had been, in part, i

Re: [tips] While we bemoan education

2013-08-23 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
Watching his high school speech coach's presentation, it is clear that it inspired the Georgia Tech student, but plagiarized is too strong a description, particularly given that he appears to have gotten permission. The only part he lifted more or less directly was the 'if you want to play music

Re: [tips] While we bemoan education

2013-08-23 Thread Christopher Green
However, it turns out to have been stolen. Oops. http://gawker.com/georgia-tech-students-epic-welcome-speech-was-epical-1184716361 Chris ... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 chri...@yorku.ca http://www.yorku.ca/christo On 2013-08-23, at 8:46 AM

[tips] While we bemoan education

2013-08-23 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
Here is something that I think is a ton of fun, some of you have probably seen it… That I am a proud alumni of Georgia Tech has absolutely nothing (that is, everything) to do with my sharing it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0tN58EC6LE Paul --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch.

Re: [tips] Obama on Federal Support of Education

2013-08-23 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
Why do they have to get a loan to get an education? To me, that seems to be the more important question. Paul On Aug 22, 2013, at 11:53 AM, Wuensch, Karl L wrote: “It is time to stop subsidizing schools that are not producing good results.” :) “Good results” means graduation, employmen