Lifelong learning
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on March 2nd, 2009
Bruce Petty’s vision of ‘lifelong learning’ :
Petty describes his work as “simply a way of pointing out bits of information that [I] suspect someone has got wrong … I think that my professional life is basically finding niches and gaps.”
Weasel words in education
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on January 27th, 2009
Following the 10 most annoying phrases in academic technology, here are some breathtaking examples of weasel words from Australian universities. You know you are in danger if these make perfect sense to you!
A number of leading international universities have been reconceptualising their Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics activities … I wish to propose the [...]
Ten most annoying phrases in academic technology
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on January 14th, 2009
From the blog Accidental Pedagogy comes one of the best posts of 2008: the ten most annoying phrases in academic technology. Inspired by this article where Oxford researchers from identified the ten most annoying phrases currently in the English language (”at the end of the day” and “fairly unique” and “I personally” receive top billing), [...]
Do university students know what a noun is?
Written by Agnes Bosanquet on October 15th, 2008
According to Baden Eunson, lecturer in English, Communications and Performance Studies at Monash University, no, they don’t.
The Australian reports Eunson as saying that 90 per cent of his first-year students could not identify a noun! And “the majority” of Caron Dann’s communication students are “strangers” to English grammar. Not only that - random spelling, a [...]