Why Computers Have Not Saved the Classroom

Putting computers in classrooms has been almost entirely wasteful, and the rush to keep schools up-to-date with the latest technology has been largely pointless. —Bob Blaisdell reviews Todd Oppenheimer’ s The Flickering Mind —Why Computers Have Not Saved the Classroom (CS Monitor) Oppenheimer argues that when technology is working, it is because enthusiastic teachers have made…

Do Good Looks Equal Good Evaluations?

[A]ttractive professors consistently outscore their less comely colleagues by a significant margin on student evaluations of teaching. —Gabriela Montell —Do Good Looks Equal Good Evaluations? (Chronicle) Thanks for the suggestion, Jim. I mentioned about this article couple days ago in a comment I added to a post about ‘ bad genes,’ but it’s worth repeating as…