The ProfHacker Week in Review

The Olympics are over, which means it’s safe to resume ignoring hockey and curling and such-like again, except when you’re playing Wii.  Here’s what you may have missed at ProfHacker this week:

• Billie kicked off a new series, Writer’s Bootcamp, with “Commitment (to Write).” Brian Croxall offered tips on how to “Expand Your Academic Network in Five Minutes.” I sang the praises of Michael Bérubé’s “Teaching to the Six” and explained how my students “Play to Learn.”
• George field-tested “The Reliability, Efficiency, and Affordability of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk.” If you’ve been unsure about trying Google Chrome as your browser, Julie discussed “Using Google Chrome and Chrome Extensions for Speed and Productivity.” Guest author Todd Stanfield continued the Scheduling 101 series with “Using Acuity for Student Appointments.” George has strategies for “How to Keep Track of All Those Keys.” Billie took a cue from LifeHacker, and asks “What’s on Your Desktop?” Erin waves “The Magic Pencil, or Tools of the Trade.”
• Feeling overwhelmed or frantic? Natalie suggested that you “Try a Mind-Sweep.” Amy explained how to strive for “Mid-Semester Sanity Maintenance.”
• In standing posts: Billie offered poblano and corn chowder for lunch; Open-Thread Wednesday featured an exhausted student ; and in weekend reading I linked to DIY anti-plagiarism programming, faculty suspended over Facebook updates, and more.

Hey, look at that–it’s March!  Spring break must be soon, right?  Right?!?  Have a good week out there.

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