Category: Academia

Pursuit of Inbox Zero Destroyed My Research Productivity

If you haven’t heard of it, inbox zero is an email management technique where you pursue an inbox clear of messages. You can accomplish this by doing one of five things to each message each time you go through your...

How to Run a Rigorous Online Psychology Ph.D. Program

Recently, there was a brief discussion about online Ph.D. psychology programs on the PSYTEACH listserv. Generally, it was met with disbelief that an online psychology doctoral degree could be rigorous for a variety of...

When Marketing and Academia Collide: Lore LMS

I recently received a peculiar e-mail invitation.  It was titled, “Richard, welcome to Lore.”  Here’s a screenshot: I did not immediately recognize this for what it was, although it is now blazingly obvious.  “ODU...

Quick Bits #1

Seven bits of news, including Kia putting Facebook in your car, Barnes and Noble starting up a textbook rental program, and students are 600% more depressed than they were 70 years ago.