I’ve been thinking recently about the relationship between my historical interests and my personal life. It’s a question that most historians get at some point in their careers, I suppose, and one that some must get quite often. Historians reading this blog will probably be familiar with some variant of the “Ah, you do [insert [...]
As someone with a strong interest in applying recent scholarship on teaching and learning in the classroom, I was heartened by this article from today’s New York Times. Note the appearance of Eric Mazur, a Harvard physicist who has collaborated with Harvard’s Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, where I’ve also worked as a [...]
Normally, I try to keep this newsfeed relatively academic, but sometimes one has to make an exception for Wallace & Gromit … Happy Holidays!