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June 2013

June 11, 2013

The CRAPpy Song (by The Crap Test Dummies)

Inspired by (and not to be outdone by) my recent effort to convey information literacy...

June 07, 2013

A Professor’s Prayer

And a couple more great recent items from PHD Comics:

May 2013

May 29, 2013

Viva La Library (The Information Literacy Song)

I was looking recently for an amusing song to convey key points about information literacy...

May 26, 2013

In the Absence of Information Literacy

I recently had a conversation with someone on Facebook who was persuaded that students can...

May 23, 2013

The Penalty for Citing Wikipedia

John Anderson shared on Facebook the wonderful threat he makes to students if they should...

May 21, 2013

Video of John Green’s Butler University Commencement Address

I previously mentioned (and shared the text of) this wonderful speech to graduates by John Green...

May 20, 2013

Christ’s Elementary Word

Yesterday in my Sunday school class we discussed Hebrews 5:11-6:3. After a bit of discussion...

May 15, 2013

Teaching Religion Online

The "Spotlight on Teaching" section of the latest issue of Religious Studies News is focused on...

May 13, 2013

John Green’s Butler University 2013 Commencement Address

I just saw that John Green has shared the text of his commencement address, delivered...

May 11, 2013

Congratulations, Class of 2013!

Congratulations to Butler University's 2013 graduates! I wish you every success in the future! Please...

May 08, 2013

Happy End of Spring Semester!

From Prof. Gandalf...

May 04, 2013

Religions of the World Class Harlem Shake

In case you ever wondered what students in religion classes at Butler University get up...

May 03, 2013

That’s No Research Paper

Via Joel Watts

May 03, 2013

Acts 26:18 (Bogus Internet Version)

I had a student provide this quote, supposedly from Acts 26:18, in an assignment: The...

April 2013

April 26, 2013

Oh, So That’s Why!

HT Peter Enns on Facebook

April 25, 2013

BSRI Press Release, Flyer, and Brochure

Some more information about the Butler Summer Religion Institute. There is a press release on...

April 25, 2013

Announcing the Butler Summer Religion Institute

Thanks to a grant from Butler University President's Innovation Fund, the Religion program at Butler...

April 23, 2013

Safety in the Cloud

For those who are students, or who do research and/or write for a living, the...

March 2013

March 15, 2013

Dinosaurs in a Classroom

Click through to see an excellent cartoon by Mark Parisi. There's a parable in it about...

March 11, 2013

Answers in Genesis at Butler University

I received this notification from an organization on campus: Butler Staff and Faculty Ministry (BSFM)...

March 11, 2013

Biblical Criticism

This cartoon came to my attention on Facebook: I wonder whether the cartoonist is intentionally...

February 2013

February 19, 2013

Should Students Blog?

There have been several blog posts - and many more discussions not posted publicly on...

February 18, 2013

SICCs: A Revolution in Education

Thanks to a friend who is a time traveler, I can share this interesting higher...

February 08, 2013

Shootings: Schools vs. Churches

This graphic which came my way on Facebook seems to make an excellent point. I...

February 07, 2013

Happy Birthday, Ovid Butler!

Ovid Butler was born on this day in 1801. Among the things that he did...

February 05, 2013

Pulp-O-Mizer

Via IO9 I learned of the Pulp-O-Mizer, which allows you to make your own pulp...

February 02, 2013

Praising Academic Achievement FAIL

I spotted this at a local high school today:

February 02, 2013

A Letter from an Online Student

A friend shared with me a letter that a friend of his wrote, since he...

January 2013

January 21, 2013

Your Conference Presentation

From Piled Higher and Deeper. Is there anyone who can't relate to this?

January 15, 2013

Jim Danko, Religion Major

Butler University students: Please join President Danko (John Carroll University, BA Religious Studies) and the...

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