Friday

A day’s agenda

  • Scott’s got us going on aR package forPLoS API, released Tuesday. Checked over the package and did some basic reorganization to put it in R package form.
  • lots of feedback on my FF question on pw vs private for delayed-disclosure entries.
  • warning signals manuscript package, figures, writing 9-11a
  • Going through Peter’s revisions 11-1p
  • Meeting with Peter & Graham 1-2p
  • Meeting with Mikaela, Betta for GTC 2-4
  • PDG on Brian’s Autoparts paper 4-5:30

Colored git diff’s etc (from progit.org):

`git config --global color.ui true`

Reading:

Mostly education stuff:

  • Excellent New Yorker piece on the value of a college education.
  • Kandace sent this wonderful piece in Science, in which 7 HHMI fellows outline 7 initiatives for changing the balance of research and teaching (Anderson et. al. 2011):
  1. Educate faculty about research on learning
  2. Create awards/named professorships supporting outstanding teachers
  3. Require excellence in teaching for promotion
  4. Create teaching discussion groups (of colleagues)
  5. Create cross-disciplinary programs at college-level learning
  6. Provide ongoing  support for effective science teaching (i.e. NSF grants)
  7. Engage chairs, deans, presidents

References

  • Anderson W, Banerjee U, Drennan C, Elgin S, Epstein I, Handelsman J, Hatfull G, Losick R, O’Dowd D, Olivera B, Strobel S, Walker G and Warner I (2011). “Changing The Culture of Science Education at Research Universities.” Science, 331. ISSN 0036-8075, https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1198280.