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...over the head with a pointed stick. Internal Expository angst aside, he explains that preceptor falls under a different category at Harvard than lecturer. Preceptors teach skill-based subjects such as math, music and language. They, according to Harvey, are in a slightly differently category than people who teach content-based curriculum, such as lecturers in History and Literature. The worlds authority on words, the Oxford English Dictionary, states in its infinite wisdom that a preceptor is one who instructs; a teacher, instructor, tutor. The question, then, is where to draw the line between skill and content. Harvey leaves that...
Earlier this week, I met with Professor of Middle Eastern Studies Nur O. Yalman and asked him about the content of his curriculum. He sees no bias in his presentation and says, besides, a completely objective presentation of the information is virtually impossible...
Accosta also noted that one advantage of collaborative distance learning models is their access to a broader collection of content...
...With one less partner you’re going to have a little less content, [but] we’re very happy with some of the material that we’ve been producing and that other institutions have been producing,” Accosta said...
Goodall would have been content to stay in Africa, but over time she realized that to maximize the reach of her life's work she had to shift her attention from animals to humans. "My focus was learning about chimpanzees," she explains. "Then my focus changed to protecting chimpanzees and making sure the research continued. Then the focus changed to youth. That was because traveling the world for the conservation message, I found so many young people who had no hope. They thought we'd compromised their future. They were right...