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Category Archives: ProfHacker

ProfHacker Mixtape Results

January 19, 2010 in ProfHacker by George H. Williams

Well, that didn’t really work out as planned, now did it? I published a call for participation, and then I extended the deadline, but when all was said and done only one person actually submitted something. I’m left wondering why more readers didn’t take a stab at this. What do you think?

How to become a Better Academic? ProfHacking (Just ask Teach for America)

January 14, 2010 in Pedagogy, ProfHacker by Jason B. Jones

Teach for America says that what makes a great teacher is positivity and relentless experimentation. Those traits sound familiar . . . .

Open Thread Wednesday!

January 13, 2010 in Open Thread by George H. Williams

What’s on your mind? How’s your semester going? Do you need advice or feedback? Do you have advice or feedback to share?

Academics and Social Media: #mla09 and Twitter

January 9, 2010 in ProfHacker by George H. Williams

A great deal of Tweeting took place before, during, and after the 2009 meeting of the Modern Language Association. So… how did all those Tweets affect people’s experience of the conference? Let’s find out.

Welcome Back!

January 4, 2010 in ProfHacker by George H. Williams

Did you miss us? Today is our first day of publishing for 2010. We’ll ease our way into the new year with one post per day for this first week, then two posts per day for the second week, and then finally back to our usual three posts per day.

See you in 2010!

December 24, 2009 in ProfHacker by George H. Williams

Today is our last day of publishing for 2009. You might see a Tweet or two over the next couple of weeks, but we don’t plan to update the blog until the first full week of January.

ProfHacker Holiday Gift Guide

December 17, 2009 in ProfHacker by Ethan Watrall

What a perfect time of year for us each to share an item or two…or three or four…off of our own holiday wish lists–or one or two items that we already own and get a lot of use out of–in the hopes that they might help all of you, our loyal readers, in your profhacking endeavors of 2010 and beyond.

Open Thread Wednesday!

December 16, 2009 in Open Thread by George H. Williams

What’s on your mind? How’s your semester going? Do you need advice or feedback? Do you have advice or feedback to share?

In memory of Billie’s dog, Ginger

December 15, 2009 in Life, ProfHacker by George H. Williams

Those of you who read Billie’s blog already know that her dog, Ginger, passed away on Sunday. On behalf of Team ProfHacker, I’d like to invite you to donate to the Humane Society, a worthy organization that looks out for the well-being of animals everywhere. Here’s how.

ProfHacker’s Winter Break Publishing Schedule

December 15, 2009 in ProfHacker by George H. Williams

What a great semester we’ve had here! Now ProfHacker will slow down our publishing schedule for the busy-ness that lies ahead in the next few weeks. This post gives you all the details.

ProfHacker Mixtapes, revisited

December 10, 2009 in ProfHacker by George H. Williams

We’ve decided to extend the deadline for submitting your “ProfHacker Mixtapes.”

Open Thread Wednesday!

December 9, 2009 in Open Thread by George H. Williams

What’s on your mind? How’s your semester going? Do you need advice or feedback about something related to life and work in higher ed? Do you have advice or feedback to share about something related to life and work in higher ed? What would you like to see covered at ProfHacker? Let us hear from you in the comments!