The ProfHacker Week in Review

Although it’s a little hard to recognize yet, the semester is approaching it’s home stretch.  Flu and grading and conferences can’t stop the remorseless march of the calendar. That’s probably why there was so much pedagogy last week:

• Some posts were directly practical: David L. Morgan, in a guest post, explained how to use Google to do math, I offered a quick look at a quick-and-easy presentation format (Pecha Kucha), Nels suggested offering students GTD-style action lists,
• Others were more wide-ranging: Billie asked why students cheat, and what we can do about it, while I suggested reframing student concerns over the faculty’s use of technology. Billie also turned the tables on the faculty, raising the question of “Professorial professionalism.”
• On other topics, I pointed out that pandemic flu season is no time to be a hero about teaching sick, and proposed using BugMeNot to avoid pointlessly registering for online content.  Amy discussed what you should keep to document your professional life, and George highlighted a new journal, Digital Studies/Le Champ Numerique.
• Standing posts: White chili was for lunch, while my weekend reading roundup focused mostly on social media and mobile, even implanted, technology.

I won’t even link to this round-up of new research suggesting that the single most important factor in improving self-discipline, productivity, and performance is sleep.  Anyone with ideas on how to grab extra sleep is welcome to post them in comments!

Image by flickr user Tambako the Jaguar / CC licensed