Career Advice: Those Humanities Ph.D.’s – Inside Higher Ed.

I wish I could read the full study linked to in this article (I can, but I don’t want to buy it). As an ABD, I can relate to the pressures that prevent candidates from finishing  Ph.D.s. The author of the article takes issue with this excerpt from the study:

17 percent of those who departed programs reported that they were in managerial positions, 13 percent reported that they were either judges or lawyers, and a majority of the rest found careers in education, mostly at colleges and universities.

This statement doesn’t match her experience, but it does match mine, in a way. I can say that I am in management, because I am. However, I don’t really define myself that way. Instead, I say that I am in educational technology because that is where my passion is. The fact that I am in a “managerial position” speaks to my success in the field.

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tags: careers | Education | Technology

News: Fans and Fears of ‘Lecture Capture’ – Inside Higher Ed.

When discussing lecture capture, the first concern should be capturing the attention of learners. A compelling lecture will be compelling in its recorded form and a boring lecture will be ignored in recorded form. I wish we had lecture capture available when I was in school. It is a key technology in extending the efficacy of in-class learning.

tags: Education | lecture capture

Blog U.: Ideas for EDUCAUSE 2010 – Technology and Learning – Inside Higher Ed.

Some excellent suggestions for EDUCAUSE 2010. I enjoyed the conference this year, especially because it was in my home town and I got to sleep in my own bed every night. That said, it felt a little old. Sure, it was my eleventh time, but I would like to see better use of social media and remote technologies. I look forward to participating in a conference that takes advantage of these suggestions.

tags: conference | Education