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$\centerdot$ Google Scholar | Search | Plus $\centerdot$ Facebook $\centerdot$ Academia.org $\centerdot$ Twitter $\centerdot$ Youtube $\centerdot$ Epernicus $\centerdot$ Wikipedia $\centerdot$ Dan Ryan Kathryn P. Hannam Associate Professor, teaching in Sociology and Public Policy Mills College MA, M.Phil., PhD Sociology, Yale University BA Mathematical, Physical & Computer Sciences, New College of Florida sociology of information, network analysis, simulation, agent models, phenomenology, organizations, GIS, social media Mills College 5000 Macarthur Blvd Oakland, CA 94613 danryan at mills dot edu Vera Long 105 510.430.3242 510.430.2304 fax Office Hours: By appointment. Click here or here (Note: requires Google Calendar) "You must surround your students with models of straightforward conduct, clarified character, and open reasonableness, for I believe it is in the hope of seeing such models that many serious people go to lectures rather than more conveniently reading books." C. Wright Mills, "Mass Society and Liberal Education" Teaching Current Semester Simulation & Modeling Geographic Information Systems Etc. Office Hours by Appt Advising Recommendation Letters Past and Future Courses: Everyday Life | Social Theory | Proseminar | Senior Seminar | Research Methods | Social Control | Network Analysis | Ants, Brains, Cities, & Software | Analysis of Social Structure | Mathematics and Social Science Assessment and the MajorIdeas for Teaching | Teaching and Technology | Teaching Evaluations 1998-present Research Full c.v. Publications "Majoring in the 21st Century" presentation. Current Projects Sociology of Information Learning to be a Node Networks of Higher Education Lobbyists CC Image Library Code Experiments Other Misc. Play Work in Progress In Search of Collaborators "Active" Blogs Soc of Info Blog Assessing Assessing Majoring 21 Soc@Mills Dormant Blogs SSDIV-TALK That's Interesting! Radio Wikis WEMSSSSKipedia glenfriends

Collected Blog Feeds Course Evaluations: Can AnthSoc Win the ResponseRate Challenge? From Sociology @ Mills ((10 Dec 2013 12:24)) Dear Sociology and Anthropology Students,The deadline for online course evaluations is almost upon us!Course evaluations really do matter.  It's a place where you get your say and can tell it like it is.  And we do actually listen.  Your instructors don't get to see the results until after grades are submitted, of course, but each of us looks forward to the feedback as we plan how to teach in coming semesters.  Here are mine over time if you'd like to have a look.Evaluations Disrupting General Education From In Case You Missed It... ((09 Dec 2013 09:26)) The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) is holding another "institute" next summer on "General Education and Assessment."  All the usual caveats associated with anything in higher education that uses the word "assessment" apply, but it's almost certainly the sort of thing that some folks at some institutions will think is a great way to spend $8,000 or so.  Don't say we were not warned!That said, the following document was attached to the web page describing the pr More Sources on Competency Based Education From In Case You Missed It... ((09 Dec 2013 09:24)) Debbie Morrison at Online Learning Insights has a nice blog post "The Next Big Disruptor – Competency-based Learning" with good suggestions for further reading.Paul Fain at Inside Higher Ed has been reporting a lot about competence-based education:"The Next Big Thing, Almost," Paul Fain, June 8, 2012"Credit Without Teaching," April 22, 2013"Big Disruption, Big Questions," April 17, 2013See AlsoWikipedia, "Competency Based Education"Society of Teachers of Fami The Conversation about Competency-Based Education I From In Case You Missed It... ((09 Dec 2013 09:22)) One starting point for thinking about the thinking about "competency-based education" is the executive summary of a 2002 report from the "National Post-Secondary Educational Cooperative" (associated with National Center for Educational Statistics which is connected with the Institute of Education Sciences  which is a part of the Department of Education).  It lays out some of the issues in the ongoing conversation about "competency-based" education.  The motivat Richard Arum (of "Academically Adrift" fame) at UCB Tuesday 10 December From In Case You Missed It... ((09 Dec 2013 09:16)) Upcoming Events From Sociology @ Mills ((03 Dec 2013 21:57)) Wednesday, Dec 4thSociology Senior Thesis Showcase4:00-6:00 in GSB 110 Come hear presentations about conscious consumption, transgender fashion, changing attitudes toward birthing, Latino college students, race and class disparities in health outcomes, and online urban legends!We will have food and celebration! Everyone is welcome!Thursday, December 5Barbara Voss, Anthropology @ Stanford Univ."Postcolonial and Queer Perspectives on the Archaeology of Sexuality"6:30-7:30 pm, GSB 11