Missing and broken links happen in our courses more often than we would like. They are tough to discover, tough to fix, and frustrating for students in the middle of a course. Seriously, they are pretty bad. To paraphrase the 1946 film It’s a Wonderful Life (and paraphrasing that film is our ideal standard mode of […]
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If you have used our discussion forums, you may have mixed feelings about them. We certainly do. Some forums are very active, while others are very quiet. Flagging spammers and managing your notifications is difficult. Getting someone’s attention, to say nothing of getting a staff member’s attention, can feel like hitting the jackpot. We would […]
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Once in a while, we share free and open and excellent resources that come our way. Today, with a tip of the hat to edSurge, we would like to give a quick nod to sixty-five or so great science videosfrom award-winning educator Rachel Iufer, collected at the Teacher’s Pet channel on YouTube. Iufer’s videos, backed […]
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While not all of our friends are using the same calendar as we are, and many are a few hours ahead of us in time, the year begins anew for us on the eastern coast of the U.S. in just a few hours. The start of a whole new year! But we will not be […]
As Hanukkah draws to a close and Christmas and Kwanzaa crouch at the door, as the old year passes away, our staff have scattered to the winds to celebrate our time with family and friends. The coldest days of winter are yet before us here in Washington, DC, but the days begin to lengthen, and […]