The Interfolio Blog

There is a lot going on in higher ed this week, and there have been some great articles published on everything from technology uses in higher ed to the status of US higher education in international circles. How do you sort through all this great info? Easy! Below we pick our favorite five and give a brief summary. Have others you want to share? Leave a link in the comments!

Educause: Couldn't make it to the Educause conference this week? All the discussion going on at Educause is being shared live via Twitter. Check out the stream for anecdotes, facts, interesting comments and an overall sense of what's being discussed.

Using Twitter in the Classroom: A debate between W. Gardner Campbell, director of the Academy of Teaching and Learning at Baylor University and Bruce Maas, CIO of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee took place today at Educause. The debate sparked a larger conversation about use of twitter in the classroom and its downsides as well as its benefits. Check out a great summary over at Inside Higher Ed for all the details.

How to capture your lectures on video: Tech savvy professors and grad students, this one is for you. Tim Grady posted a great overview on how to capture lectures in video format, what tools to use, tips on getting it right, etc. You can even build out your academic portfolio with evidence of your teaching skills using video.

What search committees look for: This topic gets talked about a lot, and anyone on the job market can tell you it's always a challenge to know what will really send your application through to the next round. David Evans gives a detailed account of what exactly the search committees he has served on are looking for. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the academic job search process.

US Higher Ed Rankings - Are they unfair? Clifford Adelman is getting a lot of press this week for remarks arguing that International ranking of US institutions of higher ed are unfair and that we are not nearly as bad off as many say we are. His thoughts are definitely interesting and worth looking at. The link here is to the Associated Press article.