As students rely increasingly on AI, faculty are increasingly making graded assessments in person. But much higher education is now […]
Creative, AI-proof, out-of-class assessments are possible—but take a lot of work Read More »
“I can’t trust courses with online exams.” “The last online exam I gave resulted in substantial cheating — some of
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Quality Journalism Is Increasingly Using Academics—and Should Use Even More Last month Brad DeLong wrote, “The problem with the @WashingtonPost
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A research methods post… Bill Gardner is cautiously—very cautiously—hopeful that big data from electronic health records (EHRs) will enable unbiased
“90% of papers published in academic journals are never cited.” This damning statistic from a 2007 overview of citation analysis
“90% of papers published in academic journals are never cited.” This damning statistic from a 2007 overview of citation analysis
Ezra Klein thinks he understands the real reasons Nicholas Kristof is frustrated with academics. It’s not that we write badly.
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During the closing credits of Robert Reich’s documentary, Inequality for All, some of those profiled describe how, now inspired, they
Nicholas Kristof ignited fierce protests—and enthusiastic support—by saying that most academics “don’t matter in today’s great debates,” because they (we!)
