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Author Archives: Jason B. Jones

Top Five Reasons Students Become Lazy

March 17, 2010 in Pedagogy by Jason B. Jones

Alex and Jason consider an oft-posed question: "What makes students lazy?"

WishList: ChatRoulette for the Classroom

March 16, 2010 in Pedagogy by Jason B. Jones

Is it wrong that ChatRoulette makes me think of grading papers?

Annual Reminders–Backup

March 16, 2010 in Productivity by Jason B. Jones

Yet Another Backup Post. It won't be the last.

Mozilla’s Jetpack for Learning Design Winners

March 15, 2010 in Pedagogy by Jason B. Jones

At a party in Austin this weekend, Mozilla announced the winners of its Jetpack for Learning Design Challenge. Did Rubrick win?

The ProfHacker Week in Review

March 14, 2010 in Life, Pedagogy, Productivity by Jason B. Jones

ProfHacker's traditionally late wrap-up of the week's posts. This week with extra pi.

Weekend Reading, Still (!) Not Spring Break Edition

March 12, 2010 in Life, Pedagogy, Productivity by Jason B. Jones

ProfHacker eases you into the weekend with 5 links worth reading, plus a video.

The Creepy Treehouse Problem

March 9, 2010 in Pedagogy by Jason B. Jones

Alex and Jason consider the problem of the creepy treehouse: Students' antipathy to faculty-imposed requirements to use social media. We offer four strategies for making clear to students that your interest in their social media engagement is pedagogical, rather than personal (ew).

What Is a Lecture For, Anyway?

March 8, 2010 in Pedagogy by Jason B. Jones

In which Jason learns about the value of lectures from a presentation about toys.

Calling Your State Legislators

March 8, 2010 in Life by Jason B. Jones

Like all sane people, I hate making phone calls. Last week, though, a state legislator said that phone calls from constituents were the key way to get attention focused on an issue such as higher education funding. Here're some resources for making such calls.

The Profhacker Week in Review

March 7, 2010 in Life, Pedagogy, Productivity by Jason B. Jones

ProfHacker's traditionally late wrap-up of the previous week's posts.

Weekend Reading: Oscars edition

March 5, 2010 in Life, Pedagogy, Productivity by Jason B. Jones

ProfHacker gets you ready for the weekend with five links plus a video.

On the temptation to evil

March 5, 2010 in Pedagogy by Jason B. Jones

Have you ever gotten some really bad advice? Not just advice that won't work--advice that's evil, but offered in good faith? Do tell!