Monthly Archives: March 2022

Tackling writer’s block

Tackling writer’s block

It’s pretty common for writers to get stuck with their writing. Most people of course find a solution of some kind. Eventually. Sometimes the stuckness goes away, apparently by itself. But sometimes the writer finds something else to work on. Sometimes they go for a walk. Sometimes they switch activity. I try to follow the […] … learn more→

Why is board gaming so white and male? I’m trying to figure that out

Why is board gaming so white and male? I’m trying to figure that out

Board games have been having a bit of a cultural moment. They experienced a resurgence of popularity at the beginning of the pandemic. A Statista report projected the total overall board game market might reach US$12-billion by 2023. It makes sense that board games gained popularity during the pandemic. Board games can provide relatively affordable, reusable, home-based entertainment. Scrabble […] … learn more→

Sexual assault and harassment on campus: universities haven’t made reporting easy. They need effective regulation

Sexual assault and harassment on campus: universities haven’t made reporting easy. They need effective regulation

A report commissioned by Universities Australia released on Wednesday found one in 20 (4.5%) students had been sexually assaulted since starting at university. The National Student Safety Survey report also found one in two students (48%) had experienced sexual harassment at least once in their lifetime. One in six (16%) had been sexually harassed since starting their […] … learn more→

The observation of art as a didactic strategy to promote empathy

The observation of art as a didactic strategy to promote empathy

In the tradition of the Social Sciences, the research techniques that allow the development of empathy have been those of the ethnographic method, which have been exported to other disciplines: participant observation and in-depth interview. Active meaningful learning methodologies within the framework of research focused on teaching are thus articulated at the intersection between training […] … learn more→

How much is the media buzz from a March Madness Cinderella run worth to a school like Saint Peter’s?

How much is the media buzz from a March Madness Cinderella run worth to a school like Saint Peter’s?

Few people outside Jersey City had heard of the No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s Peacocks before they upset No. 2 seed Kentucky in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Two days later, Saint Peter’s beat No. 7 seed Murray State to advance to the Sweet 16 and become the darlings of the men’s college basketball world. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski […] … learn more→

1 in 3 uni students have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. They demand action on their vision of a safer society

1 in 3 uni students have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime. They demand action on their vision of a safer society

One in three university students (30.6%) have experienced sexual assault at least once in their lifetime. This is one finding from the 2021 National Student Safety Survey (NSSS) report, released today. The survey responses from 43,819 students enrolled in 38 Australian universities, as well as written responses from 1,835 current and former students, demonstrate the extent […] … learn more→

Colleges routinely fail to ask about new hires’ history of sexual harassment

Colleges routinely fail to ask about new hires’ history of sexual harassment

When three graduate students sued Harvard University in early 2022 for sexual harassment by a tenured professor, they claimed the school hired the professor despite knowing that he allegedly harassed students at the last school where he worked. The students also claim Harvard ignored the professor’s sexual harassment of students at Harvard, including one of the individuals who sued. […] … learn more→

How adversity impacts the disproportionate suspensions of Black and Indigenous students

How adversity impacts the disproportionate suspensions of Black and Indigenous students

In North American elementary and high-schools, Black and Indigenous students are disciplined through suspension and expulsion more often than their peers. These same groups of students are also more often exposed to adversity and trauma such as community violence, racism and inequity. As a social worker for many years in the Greater Toronto Area and Vancouver, in children’s mental health, child […] … learn more→

When students rate their teachers: justice or consumerism?

When students rate their teachers: justice or consumerism?

In universities, since 2014, students who have followed a course must evaluate it by means of satisfaction questionnaires which vary according to the establishment. They are asked if the content of the course is coherent and useful, what is its pedagogical quality or if they consider that the teacher has mastered his subject. These evaluations are […] … learn more→