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    High-School Students Take On Turnitin

    Certainly agree that Turnitin is a tool to help schools and professors. And they (Turnitin) did their job in identifying wholesale plagiarism.
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Mar 31, 2007 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    High-School Students Take On Turnitin

    Certainly agree that Turnitin is just another tool to help schools and professors. And they (Turnit in) did their job in identifying wholesale...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Mar 31, 2007 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    High-School Students Take On Turnitin

    My first paper came back with a 20% plagerized score. Closer examination showed than 10% was from other papers submitted to the university with...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Mar 31, 2007 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    A question for the adjuncts on the board

    I do something similar in my on-ground classes. Besides marking each paper, I send an email to all with some general comments on content,...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Feb 15, 2007 in forum: Online & DL Teaching
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    Online diplomas are trash

    Re: Re: Re: Online diplomas are trash Let's see --- if all 14 of the non-idiots (50-36) stay with the class, that still leaves 6 idiots in the...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Oct 9, 2006 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Well, I decided to quit!

    On the first day of class in my last semester of undergraduate school the history professor said "here is a list of 15 books -- the first exam in...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Aug 25, 2006 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Two term papers, two A's...

    Congratulations on a good start. Keep at it. As Dizzy Dean said "If you dun it, it ain't braggin"
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Jul 14, 2006 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    PowerPoint versus Chalk-and-Talk

    Chalkboard vs PPT My Economics classes love PPTs, however they present most of the material (usually in teams). I then use PPTs to make sure...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Jul 11, 2006 in forum: Off-Topic Discussions
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    Enrolled at Northcentral University

    NCU congratulations and welcome to the club. Secret handshake to follow.
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Jul 8, 2006 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Is Baker a career school ?

    I took many months looking and lurking before I decided on Baker's MBA. After completing the program I became an adjunct professor teaching...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Jun 21, 2006 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Help For Adjuncts

    Always dress pants and dress shoes; on the warmer days I wear a short sleeved dress shirt, on cooler days I also wear a sweater. But not a...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Jun 14, 2006 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Help For Adjuncts

    As an adjunct usually beginning my adult classes at 6:00 p.m., I wear a coat and tie the first evening (4 hours) and the last evening. For the 3...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Jun 14, 2006 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Seeking feedback from ex-military folks who've transitioned to Civvy Street.

    Retired 24 yr AF Lt Col. pilot, staff officer. last 4 years in Pentagon. My formal education was as diverse as yours --- AA before USAF entry,...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, Jun 5, 2006 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Should I go online for my bachelors degree?

    Your success doing a degree online depends a lot on being comfortable using the computer and being self-disciplined. I did an MBA 100% online...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, May 24, 2006 in forum: General Distance Learning Discussions
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    Badges?

    Badges Without getting into any discussion of the holocaust, who died and made us King (of the world)? Before we spend more zillions and...
    Post by: Bill Hurd, May 22, 2006 in forum: Political Discussions