Personal Journal | pedablogical

@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-28

October 28, 2009 by Traci Gardner

Teacher suspended over explicit assignment | The Riverdale Press: http://bit.ly/3kOiE4 #
Facebook to launch memorial profiles of deceased users | guardian.co.uk http://bit.ly/scOh9 #
New Orleans students write, act out their own Katrina odysseys | NOLA.com http://bit.ly/3aJmxu #
Some Russians Assail St. Petersburg Rule on Scholarly Exports – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/2UmHRr #
Psychological Association Offers to Replace Error-Ridden Copies of Style Guide – Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/vFbW9 #
The Ever-Expanding U. of Phoenix – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/1iGruQ #
Seeking Tenure 'Conversion' – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/27mnDe #adjuncts #
7 Bad Writing Habits You Learned in School | Copyblogger http://bit.ly/3kIEHv #
Serving Literature by the Tweet – Electric Literature Magazine Offers Fiction in New Media – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/xHNIo #
Is Penmanship Extinct? | MyHighPlains.com | http://bit.ly/2vnnkV #
Career Advice: Views of the Classroom – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/4mKZJv #
Liberal Arts for Science Majors – The Bi-College News Online » http://bit.ly/1iFRcO #
Learning is a lifelong process | Demopolis Times | http://bit.ly/lEpTd #
Ray Browne, 87, Founder of Pop-Culture Studies, Dies – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/3HH2nN #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-27

October 27, 2009 by Traci Gardner

School chooses Kindle; are libraries for the history 'books'? – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/2bSxny #
E-Learning's 'Third Phase' – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/3vaCBU #
Can Free Speech Be Furloughed? – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/nN2SQ – Arrests the day after peaceful protests #
Assessment vs. Action – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/s0dWa #
Turning Surveys Into Reforms – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/wzRpE – on the National Survey of Student Engagement #
New Meaning for Night Class at 2-Year Colleges, CC Boom Plays Out in Dead of Night – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/1n8Mye #
An interview with Tracy Kidder – Cohasset, MA – Cohasset Mariner http://bit.ly/3OIwTe #library #
OMG! Teachers say texting can be good for teens – CharlotteObserver.com http://bit.ly/1lEFgz #
Wide variety of media enhances online courses | news-leader.com | Springfield News-Leader http://bit.ly/1MaqcT #
Classroom technology engages students, improves performance – Bakersfield.com http://bit.ly/46sRlf #
The write stuff: Class motivated by teacher's story to better themselves | The Joplin Globe | http://bit.ly/zoXxk #
Pender teacher's lesson plan a fusion of technology and literature | StarNewsOnline.com | http://bit.ly/4zsyRL #gaming #
The Appalling Decline of Literacy Among College Graduates | George Mason's History News Network | http://bit.ly/A2xVx #
Vampire mania a perpetual fad in pop culture – Penn State Live – http://bit.ly/1HTnzx #
Simon Ortiz creates 'A Poetic Legacy' | ASU News http://bit.ly/3RljYX #
Micro Rubrics: Improving Writing With Specific Feedback | Classroom Solutions http://bit.ly/2ZQWD3 #
Encouraging Students to Embrace Their Inner Author | Classroom Solutions http://bit.ly/2e8Qsq #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-24

October 24, 2009 by Traci Gardner

College Trend: Cut-rate Faculty / Science News http://bit.ly/1qhLak #
Norma Fox Mazer, 78, Who Wrote Novels for Young Adults, Dies – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/2byHUS #
U-Md. can't offer online program available at Morgan State – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/286sWV #
CSI: Landon School – Forensic science class turns to 'crime' to see textbook theories in action – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/1gcU5B #
Every Teen's Struggle: Speaking to a universal need by Sherman Alexie – Publishers Weekly http://bit.ly/2HAEbn (via Claudean McKellips) #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-23

October 23, 2009 by Traci Gardner

A Writing Revolution: How nearly universal authorship will shape tomorrow – SEEDMAGAZINE http://bit.ly/2q830I (via @betajames @cshirky) #
In Rural India, Learning English via Cellphone – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/94l8m #
Secretary's Talk About Teachers Colleges Isn't All Negative – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/XQnNU #
Four Cities Cited for Successful ELL Policies | Education Week: http://bit.ly/cfKyO #
'Wimpy Kid' Author Answers Kids' Questions : NPR http://bit.ly/33LIC1 #
Let's Review – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/Q97df – on writing a scholarly review #
Are Today's Grads Unprofessional? Survey Says Yes – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/G0l4P #
Online and in Exile – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/2LAWBU – Online program barred for duplicating that of a historically black college #
News: Mediocre? Not Us! – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/17Te8z – on teacher education #
Center issues call to writers – The Earlham Word http://bit.ly/25qcUD #
Texas strives to improve writing with National Writing Day – ASU Ram Page – http://bit.ly/3dm5gT #
How an amateur historian rescued D.C.'s Wikipedia page – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/4cEiEv #
Theodore R. Sizer, 77; educator, author worked to improve public schools – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/1A7WUL #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-22

October 22, 2009 by Traci Gardner

A Virtual Clinic to Treat the Stresses of War – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/4ckP2f — on a healing center in Second Life #
Theodore Sizer, Educational Reformer, Dead At 77 – NPR http://bit.ly/zdoJz #
Microsoft's Vision for Higher Ed and Lecture Capture – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/3fi8nN #
Prerequisite: Experience in War – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/4h2nrW – military-only classes at OSU #
Dashboard Fever – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/3nlTdJ – measuring faculty/staff performance #
Online Education's Great Unknowns – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/4siCbO #
How Good Is Windows 7 for Colleges? – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/17aiey #
Online College Access Comes at a High Price for Students, Survey Says – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/TDWmj #
Discussion delves into education reform | fsunews.com | http://bit.ly/3hcwqK #
Writing Day encourages student expression |The Daily Beacon http://bit.ly/1HxrDc #
Local teacher invites public into writing project – Princeton Union Eagle – http://bit.ly/1e8jYE #
Putting pen to paper | MonroeNews.com I http://bit.ly/4qkcLt #
The Veterans History Project – Primary Source Set – For Teachers (Library of Congress) http://bit.ly/39dgvs #
Red Pencils Ready? – Times Topics Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/2yfzsA (via @grammargirl) #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-21

October 21, 2009 by Traci Gardner

To Honor Battling Mailer, Literary Peace Breaks Out – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/2wzRtA – on Norman Mailer Writers Colony #
OMG! Texting and IM-ing doesn't affect spelling! – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/3gvbaY #
Twitter Lessons in 140 Characters or Less – Education Week: http://bit.ly/2yGaHg #
Getting It Wrong: Surprising Tips on How to Learn: Scientific American http://bit.ly/4lF0ul #
Poetry for Community Colleges – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/2Nx2wG #
Adios to Spanish 101 Classroom – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/3tGLaA – shifting to 100% online course #
Tuition Is Up, Loans Are Shifting – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/1hZbVU #
E-Book Fans Are Proving to Be Enthusiastic Readers – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/3M3Tbn #
Students celebrate National Day of Writing – The Daily Free Press – http://bit.ly/1pQVZ0 #
Writing day offers kids a variety of workshops – North Adams Transcript http://bit.ly/3h1t59 #
Write time, write place » Standard-Times http://bit.ly/3Q5bMj #
University’s Center on Writing hosts first National Day on Writing | mndaily.com – http://bit.ly/1LyG2w #
Faculty, students celebrate National Day on Writing | The State Press – http://bit.ly/4lMmmA #
Local Gallery launches preserves writing – Durant Daily Democrat – http://bit.ly/2tkUtN #
Celebrate the National Day on Writing – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/1cxucS #
San Juan College participates in National Day of Writing – Farmington Daily Times http://bit.ly/1nA9Ie #
It's All What You Study – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/3fBh3D – analysis to predict which comm college students will gain from their edu #
Writing Carnival pushes pen to paper – The News-Herald News – http://bit.ly/2yLdk2 #
Woodward families gather for writing night – Manteca Bulletin – http://bit.ly/wgTGM (via NWP) #
Georgetown student defends ad for personal assistant – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/15EU4e #
It's official: University of Texas gets rights to Walter Cronkite's personal papers | Dallas Morning News | http://bit.ly/MTBj3 #
Sherman Alexie – A Native Son With No Borders – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/2rPxLP #
Staying Positive in Negative Times | Educational Leadership | http://bit.ly/3D8ebB #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-20

October 20, 2009 by Traci Gardner

Military tries out virtual schools – News – ReviewJournal.com http://bit.ly/3WEjsy #
Blackboards 2.0 — baltimoresun.com http://bit.ly/4p3DnB #
Customized Uniformity – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/1hmuRC – developing a model for customizing e-textbooks #
Admissions Flexibility – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/4CQYtY #
BookServer: A Plan to Build an Open Web of Books | ReadWriteWeb | http://bit.ly/36kGId #
Author helps kick off national writing effort in Chester | dailyrecord.com | Daily Record http://bit.ly/1Cbss3 #
Today’s a day to celebrate writing in various forms | Billings Gazette | http://bit.ly/1WGHaK #
You can help the community write a story – Kentucky.com http://bit.ly/1t7YgF #
AWC commits to 'Writing Matters' | YumaSun http://bit.ly/S1oW6 #
National writing day – The Daily Iowan http://bit.ly/1YMLpM #
Online galleries give multitude of writers a nationwide audience | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | http://bit.ly/4e3c2Z #
Tired of Essays | The Cavalier Daily | http://bit.ly/KYR5A #
For older learners, a tech issue – Metro – http://bit.ly/2okPUO #
People Across the Nation Celebrate National Day Writing – National Writing Project http://bit.ly/1GkMtO #
College Costs Keep Rising, Report Says – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/HzTGX #
College is more expensive than ever – CNN http://bit.ly/4llG7X #
Public college costs rising faster than private – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/1xiWZ5 #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-19

October 19, 2009 by Traci Gardner

Barnes and Noble to Introduce e-Reader, the Nook – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/3Uh8NZ #
A Moo-Moo Here & Better Test Scores Later: Harlem Success Academy Prepares for Tests at Queens Farm Museum – NYTimes http://bit.ly/35u6aK #
Students to celebrate National Day on Writing | The Eastern Echo | http://bit.ly/11P9pZ #
Children's books 'ousted by DVDs' | BBC NEWS | UK | Education | http://bit.ly/2d8lcY #
4 Ways to Inspire a Love of Writing | NCTE Inbox Blog | http://bit.ly/2fsZao #
A Chaucerian Pilgrimage – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/32yTZk [Subscription Required] #
Online Programs: Profits are There, Technological Innovation Is Not – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/49xoOE #
Full-Time Instructors Shoulder the Same Burdens That Part-Timers Do – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/1xtjpg #
'Chronicle' Survey Yields a Rare Look Into Adjuncts' Work Lives – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/3scFGd #
Video: Voices of Adjuncts – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/4uKkVe #
At One 2-Year College, Adjuncts Feel Left Out – Faculty – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/X7Fai #
Love of Teaching Draws Adjuncts to the Classroom Despite Low Pay – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/2bfdbj #
How Sendak's 'Wild Things' changed children's lit | The Journal Star | http://bit.ly/PLlcY #
Career Advice: Conference Do’s and Don’t’s – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/3gTOJp #
'How Do You Know?' – Inside Higher Ed http://bit.ly/2Mslq4 – on "systematic assessment" of what students learn. (podcast) #
WrestleMania Reading Challenge kicks off http://bit.ly/1b6642 #
WrestleMania Reading Challenge contest rules http://bit.ly/K0ciX #
WWE announces YALSA’s 2009 Teens’ Top Ten http://bit.ly/4AWdpi #
College shedding course sections – SignOnSanDiego.com http://bit.ly/4bOIJl #
Chatspeak has not dulled kids' grammar, spelling skills | The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA – http://bit.ly/3FRLDW #
White House returns Flat Stanleys to students in Fayetteville, Chambersburg – Chambersburg Public Opinion http://bit.ly/3ArQs3 #
Word Mosaic: Make Cool Word Mosaic Images | MakeUseOf | http://bit.ly/3SaEew (compare to Wordle) #
Math teacher urges explanations over plugging in formulas – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/U9eFA (Apply to writing, grammar?) #
Virtual students' go to school without being in school | the Post-Star | http://bit.ly/1hqQnK #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-18

October 18, 2009 by Traci Gardner

In some classrooms, books a thing of the past: Digital texts gaining favor, critics question quality | WashPost | http://bit.ly/1R2JFh #
Face-to-Face Socializing Starts With a Mobile Post – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/1bbjKL #
A Digital Magazine Without Links Is a CD-ROM – washingtonpost.com http://bit.ly/4jJJP9 #
UW-Madison students test a brave, new way of reading | Wisconsin State Journal | http://bit.ly/1nkENq #
Finding Hints of Gloom in Pithy Prose (M.T.A.’s ‘Train of Thought’ Selections) – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/2UDn56 #
Praising Amy Tan in San Franciso, Which Loves Its Writers – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/2FBkNQ #
List ‘Em Carefully: Top 10 Songs About Writing | Consequence of Sound | http://bit.ly/4l7Qed #
UNLV researching why so many freshmen aren't ready for college – Las Vegas Sun http://bit.ly/2UCanu #
Teacher doesn't deserve attacks – Roanoke.com http://bit.ly/yrLsZ #censorship #perksofbeingawallflower #
30 million Americans don't read well enough to fill out job application – The Times-Herald http://bit.ly/26kwqG #
In search of that word on the tip of your tongue – USATODAY.com http://bit.ly/1O1MYI #
Butchered English? Whatever | HeraldTribune.com | http://bit.ly/3W5S2F #
Euphemism for academic dishonesty | New Bern Sun Journal http://bit.ly/4aShv7 #commentary #
Texas higher education board seeks to close gap in Latinos attending college | Dallas Morning News | http://bit.ly/1q8xez #

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@newsfromtengrrl for 2009-10-17

October 17, 2009 by Traci Gardner

The Millennial Muddle: How Stereotyping Students Became an Industry – The Chronicle of Higher Education http://bit.ly/3hfFDq #
I Know Poe (from UVA and the Edgar Allan Poe Museum) http://bit.ly/2bnWfT (Via the Scout Report) #
Miniature Book Collection from the UNT Libraries Digital Collections — http://bit.ly/31Pdl7 (via the Scout Report) #
Monastic Matrix – http://bit.ly/shWW6 – for those into medieval lit and/or women's studies (via the Scout Report) #
Holiday Book Prices Plunge, as Wal-Mart and Amazon Scuffle – NYTimes.com http://bit.ly/3bCxb5 #
Composing your memoir in six words for the National Day on Writing | Cleveland Plain Dealer | http://bit.ly/2RjaVm #
Jill Biden finds inspiration in students | Delawareonline.com | The News Journal http://bit.ly/3GX73g #