On cheating
09/08/2013
Axé.
Category: Movement
Even more interesting
09/08/2013
It really is true, the United States is arguably the most prudish country, despite the reputation of the gringas. One of my students, not an American of course, just posted this to Facebook and I cannot repost since I am faculty, but consider. Also in Mexico they have this. Meanwhile, San Francisco-based Russians have an … More Even more interesting
A very interesting analysis
07/08/2013
… those hope-snuffing purgatories of endless disinformative “therapy” groups … how you were allowed to frame your reality … some sham “disease,” #OccupyHE #Occupy the Democratic Party … if you have the stomach for it Axé.
An activism recipe
05/08/2013
1) We introduced two motions into faculty senate: the first motion establishing a committee to rethink the Senate so that it could exercise a stronger voice in shared governance with administration; the second motion to shift our percentage of tenure-line to off-tenure-line instruction to 70/30 in 5 years. The first motion passed; the second was … More An activism recipe
Ackerman: let’s leave the Internet
01/08/2013
This is very interesting. In the wake of Snowden’s revelations we should leave the Internet and start interacting in the flesh once again. This way we get away from the panopticon and the government. Do you notice how aggressively we are pushed to communicate by electronic means? Face-to-face and other non-electronic communication is considered bad … More Ackerman: let’s leave the Internet
The disappearing public university
28/07/2013
This is a revision, based on comments made by the editors, of the essay I ran here earlier, “On democracy, economy, and the rise and fall of the MOOC.” The disappearing public university I I teach Latin American literature and culture in a public research university that, having lost half its state funding over the … More The disappearing public university
On attitudes toward race and poverty in “America”…
27/07/2013
Professor Zero: Reading comments on news items I have come up with this insight: the reason people keep complaining about “welfare queens” and also “Obama voters” as non-workers it is costing us all our vacation time to support, and so, on, is SLAVERY. 1. In fact the riches of the US were built on slavery, … More On attitudes toward race and poverty in “America”…
A draft for future use
25/07/2013
Deleted section of “On Democracy, Economy, and the Rise and Fall of the MOOC.” Needs a new title and expansion, along the lines of the interesting comments from the editors–which I would like to insert here. II The news just a few months ago was that MOOCs were the new paradigm for higher education. Costs … More A draft for future use
#OccupyHE
21/07/2013
I started out as Professor Zero, writing in memory of Paulo Freire, and became Miclantecuhtli. Now I am the coldhearted scientist, Occupying higher education. I used to say Axé but now I may say #OccupyHE. #OccupyHE. Axé.
For further revision
20/07/2013
This would be the paragraph that needs expansion, in the form of a phrase or two of expansion around each “this” — Serious as this situation is, to take it as a fait accompli whose remedy will be MOOCs is premature. Especially in view of the expense involved in creating a good MOOC, my strong … More For further revision
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