Links for 2012-04-23

A whole lot of words about the virtues of Peer Instruction and Just-in-Time Teaching, followed by a one-paragraph response to the question in the title. Don't blink or you might miss it.

While I have some sympathy, I'm not sure how far you can really go to lessen the strain on introverts in academia given that one of the primary professional activities necessarily involves talking to a room full of strangers on a regular basis.

A cartoon from 1912 that is still true today, with only a little updating.