Tech for Adjuncts: Four Commandments for Getting ByPosted on August 18, 2014 by Josh KingcadeWhile full time faculty have access to equipment and training, many adjuncts must just wing it with what they already have….I’m fully committed to a responsible and robust use of technology for my teaching. So what am I to do? Well, I’ve found ways to manage, and I’d like to share a few with you.
Are Research Papers the Best Way Forward?Posted on March 21, 2014 by Josh KingcadeWant to irritate the entire world of academia? Try suggesting that professors should stop assigning papers. In an essay on Slate.com, Rebecca Shuman suggests that college professors should stop assigning papers in required courses and instead should give “old-school, hardcore exams, written and oral.” Her reasons will sound familiar: teachers hate grading papers, the emerging…