I received a brief and surprising email today. The first surprise was that the email arrived at all. You see, I'd emailed Elizabeth Strout, whose complex and…
By Bruce A. Johnson, Ph.D., MBA As an adjunct online instructor have you considered your students’ perspective of your classroom presence? What does it mean to you…
By Lance Eaton It began with my Contemporary Affairs teacher in high school. He was a copier. His classroom and office were fire-hazards filled with 3-4 foot…
Scholars on the tenure-track have contextual support to write and publish. In the best positions, this takes the form of course release time and internal grants to…
By Rich Russell My mom said to me recently, "In twenty-five years, none of this [waving arms about to indicate college building] will exist." We were sitting…
By Ron Tinsley I appreciate living in a major metropolitan city where you don't need a car to get everywhere. I live close to public transportation so…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Here we are. It’s a new year, and we’re returning to classes, after orientation meetings and hopefully contract signings. I have an orientation tonight…
By Erik Hanson As a student, I had what could be best described as a strained relationship with online instructional software. As an instructor, that relationship still…
by P.D. Lesko Friends, folks, fellow education workers, Romans, countryman, there's Trouble in Idaho. I say there's Trouble. That's Trouble with a capital T, and that rhymes…
by P.D. Lesko Sometimes, I think that college administrators are some of the most chuckle-headed women and men with Ph.D.s in the entire United States. This is…
