{"id":1245,"date":"2012-03-30T10:29:42","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T15:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2012-03-30T10:29:42","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T15:29:42","slug":"day-of-higher-ed-april-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/day-of-higher-ed-april-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Day of Higher Ed, April 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago, Lee Bessette posted a call to action<\/a> on Inside Higher Ed:<\/p>\n

\nWe need a Day of HigherEd (hashtag #dayofhighered). While many of us have written posts broadly outlining what we do in a day (and how disgusted we all are by the at best misleading and at worst dishonest portrayal of our work), few of us have ever taken the time to actually record, in minutia, what we do as professors from the moment we wake up to the minute we fall asleep. All the work we do that contributes to our job as educators.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The idea, then, is for academics to take the day of April 2nd to tweet and\/or blog about what they do, as a way of reminding the world that yes, we do work for a living.<\/p>\n

This might best be understood in the context of David C. Levy's recent polemic in the Washington Post, which asks the question, \"Do college professors work hard enough?<\/a>\"<\/p>\n

As for Bessette's post, it garnered only three comments, one of which derided the proposition. One might think that idea was dead in the water. <\/p>\n

Not so. <\/p>\n

There's quite a discussion on Twitter. Just check the #DayofHigherEd<\/a> hashtag. Bessette affirms it's on<\/a> for April 2nd.<\/p>\n

Of course, that's right in our spring break, so authentic participation from Xavier faculty is probably not realistic. Still it's something, perhaps, to keep your eye on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A few days ago, Lee Bessette posted a call to action on Inside Higher Ed: We need a Day of HigherEd (hashtag #dayofhighered). While many of us have written posts broadly outlining what we do in a day (and how disgusted we all are by the at best misleading and at worst dishonest portrayal of ...continue reading \"Day of Higher Ed, April 2nd\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[11],"tags":[20,325],"class_list":{"0":"post-1245","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-social","7":"tag-activism","8":"tag-twitter","9":"h-entry","10":"hentry","11":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-k5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20355,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/brightspace-tip-445-april-continuous-delivery-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":1245,"position":0},"title":"Brightspace Tip #445: April Continuous Delivery Updates","author":"Janice Florent","date":"April 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"D2L (the company that owns Brightspace) uses Continuous Delivery to update our Brightspace system. The Continuous Delivery model gives us regular monthly updates allowing for incremental and easily integrated changes with no downtime required for our Brightspace system. Our Continuous Delivery update occurs on the 4th Thursday of each month.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Brightspace Small Plates"","block_context":{"text":"Brightspace Small Plates","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/brightspace\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"the word update written on a chalk board","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/update-1672363_640.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":21307,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/this-april-take-the-take-5-challenge\/","url_meta":{"origin":1245,"position":1},"title":"This April: Take the Take 5 Challenge!","author":"Bart Everson","date":"March 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"CAT+FD would like to invite the Xavier community to participate in the \"Take 5 Challenge\" this April. The idea is just to take five minutes each workday for a simple mindful breathing exercise. It's only for one month and you get the weekends off! Details below;\u00a0please shoot an email to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Transformative Banquet"","block_context":{"text":"Transformative Banquet","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/integrative\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Contemplation-Green.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Contemplation-Green.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Contemplation-Green.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Contemplation-Green.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Contemplation-Green.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10382,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/conversation-52\/","url_meta":{"origin":1245,"position":2},"title":"Conversation #52: Helaine Blumenthal, Zach McDowell and Naniette Coleman on Wiki Ed","author":"Bart Everson","date":"November 29, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Download Conversation #52 A conversation with Helaine Blumenthal, Zach McDowell and Naniette Coleman on Wiki Ed. As Classroom Program Manager for the Wiki Education Foundation, Helaine develops relationships with instructors, volunteers, and Wikipedia editors to expand support for program activities. Helaine is responsible for on-boarding and mentoring the instructors who\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Old Podcast Archive (\u22642018)"","block_context":{"text":"Old Podcast Archive (\u22642018)","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/podcast\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/background-313415.jpg?fit=1200%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/background-313415.jpg?fit=1200%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/background-313415.jpg?fit=1200%2C480&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/background-313415.jpg?fit=1200%2C480&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/background-313415.jpg?fit=1200%2C480&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1238,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/ted-ed\/","url_meta":{"origin":1245,"position":3},"title":"TED-Ed","author":"Bart Everson","date":"March 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"The nonprofit TED, famous for their 18-minute lectures on a vast variety of topics, which some credit with sparking an intellectual movement, has a new YouTube channel for teachers and professors. It's called TED-Ed. The full launch is expected in April, but a smattering of videos is available now, in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sociable Feast"","block_context":{"text":"Sociable Feast","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/social\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4177,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/ed-tech-week-oct-6-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":1245,"position":4},"title":"Ed Tech Week Oct 6-10","author":"Karen Nichols","date":"September 29, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"by Karen Nichols In celebration of Ed Tech Week next week, a number of companies are offering free webinars, ostensibly to showcase their products, but I read in our POD (Professional and Organizational Development) Network newsletter about Macmillan's webinars. A few are featuring their products, but some are for the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "CAT & Mouse: E-Learning"","block_context":{"text":"CAT & Mouse: E-Learning","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/online\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"smiley","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/smiley.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":18817,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/icymi-rethinking-multiple-choice-tests-for-better-learning-assessment\/","url_meta":{"origin":1245,"position":5},"title":"ICYMI: Rethinking Multiple-Choice Tests for Better Learning Assessment","author":"Janice Florent","date":"October 13, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Traditional testing relies on multiple choice, true\/false, and written response type questions. In authentic assessments, students apply concepts to real world situations by completing meaningful task-based assessments. This type of assessment engages a variety of skills and effectively measures higher levels of learning than traditional assessment. Authentic assessments are widely\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "CAT & Mouse: E-Learning"","block_context":{"text":"CAT & Mouse: E-Learning","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/topic\/online\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"hand holding pencil over a bubble answer sheet with some answers bubbled in","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/5225\/5843577306_06fd6132f7_b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/5225\/5843577306_06fd6132f7_b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/live.staticflickr.com\/5225\/5843577306_06fd6132f7_b.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}