AP World History teachers at Westfield High School (just a few miles from the George Mason campus) have gone completely off the rails with a new policy that explicitly forbids students in their course from consulting any person other than their teacher or any resource other than their textbook (or class notes/handouts) for any assignment…
Shock Therapy for History in the UK
One of the biggest stories for historians over here in the UK this week is the government’s recent announcement of major budget cuts as the central feature of their austerity plan. We’ve certainly faced our share of budget cuts over the past several years, but nothing like the 40% cut handed down to British universities…
ISSOTL 2010 (Liverpool)
This week I’ve been at the annual meeting of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Liverpool (UK). I came late to the conference both to save money and because I had so much to do at home, but was able to take part in the last two days of the…
Happy Birthday Edwired
It’s a bit hard for me to believe, but this past Monday Edwired turned five. In those five years I’ve published more than 375 posts, approved almost 700 comments (and spammed countless thousands), and have found the entire experience to be amazingly enriching. Some of my posts have found their way into print in books…