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The Real Class War

Average pre-tax incomes in 2006 jumped by about $60,000 (5.8 percent) for the top 1 percent of households, but just $430 (1.4 percent) for the bottom 90 percent, after adjusting for inflation, according to a new update in the groundbreaking series on income inequality by economists Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez. Their analysis of [...]

Posted 25 August 2008 † Ray Watkins § Economics § Online Places § Union § War ‡ Comments (0) °

Cheating 2.0

Academic integrity is the cornerstone of the best we have to offer in higher education. Integrity flourishes in an environment that encourages mutual respect, fairness, trust, responsibility, and a love of learning and that is maintained by safeguards like clear expectations, fair and relevant assessments, and vigilant course management (McCabe and Pavela 2004). Compelling evidence [...]

Posted 22 August 2008 † Ray Watkins § Composition § Language ‡ Comments (0) °

Employee Free Choice Act 1, Walmart 0

Wal-Mart’s worries center on a piece of legislation known as the Employee Free Choice Act, which companies say would enable unions to quickly add millions of new members. “We believe EFCA is a bad bill and we have been on record as opposing it for some time,” Mr. Tovar said. “We feel educating our associates [...]

Posted 18 August 2008 † Ray Watkins § Economics § Online Places § Union ‡ Comments (0) °

You’re Never Alone in Second Life

A glimpse into the world of the N-Gen’s texts seems to indicate that these learners have grown up doing the very things that traditional pedagogy discourages. When viewed in this context, the N-Gen student may appear deficient, lacking the skills necessary to succeed in the academic world. Texts that do not look like books or [...]

Posted 15 August 2008 † Ray Watkins § Language § Online Places § Professional ‡ Comments (0) °