Hugh Hewitt Interviews Evangelical Turned Atheist, William Lobdell, for 2-Hours
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Hugh Hewitt Interviews Evangelical Turned Atheist, William Lobdell, for 2-Hours
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Media Literacy – UU and Ofcom conference
On Friday, the University of Ulster and Ofcom hosted a conference about ‘Media Literacy for the 21st Century’ up on the Magee campus . “85% of what youngsters learn about digital media happens outside formal education.” It was well organised, and there was a good line up of thought provoking speakers, who provided different perspectives on the state of media literacy in Northern Ireland and the future paths it might take. This post isn’t a proper report on the day – just a reflection o
The NIFI criteria and Academic Charisma
Probably my all-time favorite social history of education is William Clark’s Academic Charisma and the Origins of the Research University , a book that I am forced to believe Clark wrote for me, personally, and which I would strenuously recommend to anyone who is thinking about entering a quaternary degree program. In the Clarkian spirit, and with a flagrant dollop of fair-use, I want to offer an inverted version of Steve Levicoff’s document The NIFI Criteria; or, How to Spot a Degree Mill in
