Reading Time: < 1 minuteAuthor: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University Politico asked some of the top historians to write a paragraph from the future, describing the contemporary moment in time. In their descriptions of the past decade, written 100 years from now, many described the decade by its massive racial, economic and political divisions. This exercise got me thinking about how one […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University As we approach the end of the fall and start thinking about our Spring classes, I’m thinking about my two sections of Introduction to American Politics coming up. I’ll think more about my syllabus as the semester approaches, but I’ve already started thinking about how I might rework my […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAuthor: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University I am a syllabus and teaching resources hoarder. If you open my Dropbox folder system, you’ll see way too many documents of syllabi and teaching ideas from various folks over the years. I’m a firm believer in not reinventing the wheel when it comes to teaching resources. One of […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHow well do your students know some of the history surrounding the constitution? We’ve put together our own 10 question quiz that you can feel free to either use in class or embed into your online course. Your students will receive a score but this is for practice and fun. We’ve selected some of our […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes[Reading Time – 1 minutes 24 seconds] Virtually all security professionals agree that the most secure means of managing all of our long, complex, and unique passwords that we have for all of our different accounts (you do use long, complex, and unique passwords, don’t you?) is to use a password manager. But a just-published […]
Reading Time: 4 minutes[Reading time – 3 minutes 29 seconds] Suppose that you have something very valuable (rare gemstone, roll of cash, whatever, just play along here for a moment) in your house. Unfortunately, a burglar finds out about it and decides that he wants to steal it. He waits until you are away from home one night […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesOptical illusions have long been a source of interest for many years. Among his renowned academic interests, Joseph Jastrow was noted for his work on optical illusions. His landmark paper on the subject ‘A Study of Zöllner’s Figures and Other Related Illusions‘ was published in ‘The American Journal of Psychology’ in April 1892. Joseph Jastrow […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImproving Writing Skills Sometimes, even the most intelligent people make mistakes when using common phrases, leading to some embarrassing moments. Can you identify what’s wrong with the phrases below? Check your responses against the solution key. Baited breath Boldface lie Chalk full Do diligence First-come, first-serve Given free reign Honed in I could care less […]
