Author Archives: Steve Krause

When is it okay to make fun of grammar?

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Steve Krause

Remember Weird Al? Yeah, me neither. Well, no– that’s not true. Of course I “remember” Weird Al from lots of different parodies over the years, all the way back to “My Bologna” to “Like a Surgeon” to his latest releases that … Continue reading →

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Thoughts On Cruising

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Steve Krause

And by cruising, I do not mean an illicit sexual activity, nor do I mean the sort of thing that high school kids used to do in their cars up and down University Avenue in Cedar Falls when I was a teenager. … Continue reading →

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More MOOC than I can chew: three (or four?) summer courses

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Steve Krause

Both my summer teaching and my coordinator duties are wrapping up on June 26 or so, and then I am transitioning into– well, not work. Actual summer “vacation,” more or less. The last time I had an eight week or so break … Continue reading →

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A #cwcon 2014 in Pullman recap

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Steve Krause

I had an educational/fun time at the Computers and Writing Conference last week in Pullman, and I promise I’ll get to that after the jump. But let me get some complaining out of the way first. I still wish that … Continue reading →

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A Delicious Kale Salad Recipe

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Steve Krause

Yes, you read that right: I’m posting a recipe for a very delicious/vegan/low-fat kale recipe.  Why? Because I’ve made this a couple of times for different events (including a graduation party we went to last night) and people tend to … Continue reading →

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On the MLA Task Force about PhDs: Two Things On My Experiences

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Steve Krause

The MLA released a report today, “Report of the Task Force on Doctoral Study in Modern Language and Literature (2014).” The CHE reported about it here, “Ph.D. Programs Should Change but Not Shrink, MLA Says,” Inside Higher Ed here, “5-Year Plan,” Alex Reid … Continue reading →

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Academic Freedom/Speech and Its Consequences

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Steve Krause

Lately, I’ve been reading/skimming some interesting higher ed news stories about academic freedom/academic free speech. A lot of my reading has been about the crazy stuff going on in Kansas and that state’s Board of Regents’ rules that try to rein in … Continue reading →

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If you can’t beat ‘em and/or embracing my DH overlords and colleagues

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Steve Krause

A few days ago, Marc Bousquet posted on Facebook a link to “Technology Is Taking Over English Departments: The false promise of the digital humanities” by Adam Kirsch and published in the New Republic.  Kirsch obviously doesn’t think highly of digital humanities and … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Computers and Writing, Digital Humanities, Scholarship | 3 Comments

The road to hell is paved with unbought stuffed MOOCs (and other pre-sabbatical thoughts)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Steve Krause

I’ve been re-reading The Sun Also Rises lately as my just before sleep reading, so hopefully some Hemingway folks will understand my reference. Anyway, I find myself with some MOOCs not taken regrets and some MOOC plans that might be more … Continue reading →

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Don’t Panic and Bring a Towel

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Steve Krause

I’ve got at least two other blog posts in mind to write (not to mention lots of end of the semester/school year stuff), but I thought I’d try to write something this morning about Marc Bousquet’s CHE commentary “The Moral … Continue reading →

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