The Chronicle: But what if publishing dissertation excerpts in a journal actually reduces the viability of a young scholar’s book manuscript? Digital technology is changing the world of information from day to day, and it’s altering the relationship between journals and books—and perhaps more important, the stability of that relationship. Journals are now essentially free [...]
Archive | May, 2011
Work-Life Balance
by Brian Sarnacki on May 27, 2011 in Academia
ProfHacker: So, don’t “expect” work-life balance, but please do take whatever steps you can to achieve it. Work together with others when you can, and support policies that are flexible and inclusive about work-life balance–but don’t ever expect anyone to give it to you.
Value of the Five Page Paper
by Brian Sarnacki on May 25, 2011 in Teaching
edwired: Don’t get me wrong–I’m a firm believer in the value of the liberal arts over the long term and have no interest in teaching history as a purely job preparation program. But those who want to draw a line in the sand in the defense of the liberal arts (Job preparation has no, NO [...]
DH is about sharing
by Brian Sarnacki on May 25, 2011 in Digital Humanities
Mark Sample: The promise of the digital is not in the way it allows us to ask new questions because of digital tools or because of new methodologies made possible by those tools. The promise is in the way the digital reshapes the representation, sharing, and discussion of knowledge. We are no longer bound by [...]
Teaching Professor Blog
by Brian Sarnacki on May 25, 2011 in Teaching
The Teaching Professor Blog: Faculty Focus is honored to welcome The Teaching Professor Blog to the site. The blog is written by Dr. Maryellen Weimer, professor emeritus at Penn State Berks and one of the nation’s most highly regarded authorities on effective college teaching. Many of you know Maryellen as the editor of The Teaching [...]
The Importance of Versioning
by Brian Sarnacki on May 23, 2011 in Digital Humanities
A few months ago, I checked up on a digital history project to which I was introduced in my introductory digital history course, Richmond’s Voting America project. It is a great project and a wonderful teaching resource, but I was really interested to see that it had been updated. In addition to some cosmetic changes, [...]
TA vs Nobel Prize Winner
by Brian Sarnacki on May 17, 2011 in Teaching
HASTAC: Nobel Prize Winner vs TA With a Clicker? Who Wins the Teaching Award? If you guessed the Nobel Prize winning physicist, you guessed wrong. In a fantastic new study, it turned out the way students in a 250-person lecture class really learned the nitty gritty of the physics was not when the famous scientist [...]
Tips for beginning blogging
by Brian Sarnacki on May 16, 2011 in Digital Humanities
Ok, so I apparently my success (perhaps perceived success is more accurate) has gone to my head. I have only been blogging for a few months, but I have learned a few things along the way and I have been busy (see #4) #1 Blog because you want to blog The odds of starting a [...]
Publishing Tips
by Brian Sarnacki on May 10, 2011 in Academia
The Chronicle: Almost to a person, editors told me they were happy to meet with graduate students one-on-one at these events. They said the best way to set up an appointment in advance was to send a research abstract along with an introduction mentioning your department head, especially if the chair had published with the [...]
The Corrupt Network
by Brian Sarnacki on May 9, 2011 in Digital Humanities, Research
Last week, I turned in my project for my digital history seminar. What I hope is evident from my design, I used this course to play with an idea of investigating “Facebook friends” in the past. “Facebook friends” is a modern term that can describe relationships ranging from life long friendships and one time acquaintances. [...]
