Engendering the Scholarship of Problem-based Learning

In this case-based research article, we describe how the implementation an instructional method, problem-based learning, across disciplines at a single institution stimulated scholarship on teaching among the faculty involved in the project. We conducted interviews with 30 participating faculty and administrators and triangulated these data with a document analysis of project documents, course portfolios, meeting minutes, and the project Web site. Our institutional-level analysis focuses on the campus environment and how it supported and/or constricted the scholarship of teaching across campus. At the faculty-level, we describe faculty perceptions about and experiences with producing scholarship on their own teaching

Manger biologique à l’ère de l’insécurité

Depuis que l’État abandonne peu à peu de nombreux domaines sociaux tout en ayant la main plus lourde en matière de répression, beaucoup de gens adoptent un comportement d’autorégulation pour essayer de répondre à des peurs et à des risques sociétaux plus larges. Le succès croissant des aliments biologiques en Amérique du Nord montre clairement l’arrivée de ce nouveau type de comportement d’autorégulation, mais ne relève pas entièrement de lui. En nous inspirant des concepts soutenant la biopolitique alimentaire, nous établissons des liens entre l’alimentation biologique en tant qu’acte d’autorégulation et un nouveau régime d’État répressif qui met l’accent sur l’alimentation biologique comme partie prenante d’une politique étatique militaire et sociale plus large.With the retreat of the state in many social fields and a heavier hand on the repressive side, many people have developed auto-regulatory behaviour in their attempt to manage broader societal fears and risks. The rise of the practice of eating organic food in North America is an excellent example of this newer type of self-regulatory behaviour. However we suggest that the surge of interest in organic food is not entirely self-regulatory. Drawing upon insights from food bio-politics, we make connections between eating organic as a self-regulatory act and a new repressive state regime that emphasises eating organic as part of a broader state social and military policy

Evolution of the Senate's Role in the Nomination and Confirmation Process: A Brief History

Over time, the Senate has developed a series of procedures to deal with the concerns of its Members on nominations. First is the custom of senatorial courtesy, whereby Senators from the same party as the President might influence a nomination or kill it by objecting to it. This tradition has not always been absolute, but it has allowed Senators to play a fairly large role, particularly in the selection of nominees within a Senator’s home state, such as for district court judgeships

Introducing a House Bill or Resolution

This report briefly discusses the procedure for introducing a bill or resolution in the House of Representatives

Changing Senate Rules: The "Constitutional" or "Nuclear" Option

This report indicates possible attempts to curtail the use of filibusters in the Senate, perhaps in the 109th Congress. Some have suggested that proponents of this idea may invoke something called the “nuclear” or “constitutional” option in Senate floor procedure to try to end a filibuster without the need for 60 votes or to amend the cloture rule (Rule XXII) itself. This report presents several possible scenarios that would require one or more of the Senate’s precedents be overturned or interpreted otherwise than in the past

The Amending Process in the Senate

This report discusses the process of amending bills in the Senate

9/11 Commission Recommendations: The Senate Confirmation Process for Presidential Nominees

On July 22, 2004, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission, issued its final report, detailing the events up to and including the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks upon the United States. The 9/11 Commission recommended that the Senate adopt rules requiring hearings and votes to confirm or reject national security nominees within 30 days of their submission at the start of each new presidential administration. Implementing the commission's proposal would involve imposing new restrictions on both the power of committee chairs to control the agenda of their committees and the rights of Senators to delay or block nominations through holds and extended debate. This report discusses in detail this proposal, how it could be implemented, and the potential effects of its implementation

Sponsorship and Cosponsorship of House Bills

This report briefly discusses the processes of sponsoring, cosponsoring, and gaining cosponsors for bills in the House of Representatives

Commonly Used Motions and Requests in the House of Representatives

This report provides information about the Commonly Used Motions and Requests in the House of Representatives. This report divides motions and requests into seven broad categories

Evolution of the Senate's Role in the Nomination and Confirmation Process: A Brief History

Over time, the Senate has developed a series of procedures to deal with the concerns of its Members on nominations. First is the custom of senatorial courtesy, whereby Senators from the same party as the President might influence a nomination or kill it by objecting to it. This tradition has not always been absolute, but it has allowed Senators to play a fairly large role, particularly in the selection of nominees within a Senator’s home state, such as for district court judgeships