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To own the truth

8 hours ago ago from Classical Values

Who owns what professors teach? Can knowledge in the sense of knowing what the truth is about a particular subject really said to be someone's property? Greg Mankiw links a fascinating discussion of the online sale and distribution of notes taken in class: The basic legal question of whether a professor or university has any claim over the notes a student takes in a lecture is, it turns out, not a simple one to answer. According to ...

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Refresher Course in Atmospheric Sciences for Teachers and PG Students

11 hours ago ago from Admission Notices from Institutes

A two-week Refresher Course on ‘Frontiers in Atmospheric Sciences’ for college/university teachers and post-graduate students will be held at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pashan, Pune. This Refresher course is sponsored by Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi and The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad will be held at the Institute during June 14 to 25, Teachers or ...

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KAUST shooting

1 day ago ago from MBN Photography

I was at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) again this weekend shooting images of professors. My trusty assistant Faisal sat in for some strobe tests.

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managing students

2 hours ago ago from orgtheory.net

Scatter has a nice discussion about students: should we encourage someone to continue if they can't get more than F ? What should we tell people so they have rational expectations of the course ? It got me thinking. In general, people have gotten pretty comfortable in my courses, but it didn't start that way. What did I learn about classroom management? Lesson 1: Put yourself in the shoes of the student. What would be a reasonable ...

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Central Institute of Psychiatry, SRM University, VIT University

18 hours ago ago from Admission Notices

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New Programs Aim to Lure Young Into Digital Jobs

1 hour, 3 minutes ago ago from The New York Times

Growing up in the '70s, John Halamka was a bookish child with a penchant for science and electronics. He wore black horn-rimmed glasses and buttoned his shirts up to the collar. Jodi Hilton for The New York Times Dr. John Halamka today is the chief information officer at the Harvard Medical School. Ann Johansson for The New York Times Kira Lehtomaki loved art as a student, and now works for Walt Disney Animation. ...

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