Some subscribers to TIPS and TeachEdPsych might be interested in a recent post "Re: Looking for Robert Boice" [Hake (2010)].
The abstract reads: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Re: looking for Robert Boice," POD's Gina Hiatt wrote: "I heard that Robert Boice had a serious rock-climbing accident and has become somewhat reclusive and not interested in interacting about scholarship." An excerpt from a 2002 email to me from Boice (quoted by permission) shows that what Gina heard is *wrong* on all counts. Despite having tenure at SUNY Stony Brook, Boice was kicked out by a new Provost who thought that Boice's concern with faculty development detracted from the research mission of the university and obtained letters to bolster his case from core members of POD who erroneously claimed that Boice's work was "not well-regarded by other professionals." Boice *did* have an accident while squat-lifting in the gym - *not* rock climbing - that badly injured his spine, put him in bed for four years, and placed him on Social Security disability. Boice moved to Tennessee, but far from being reclusive, he futilely attempted to reach out to old friends and was, for a time, back on the academic speaking circuit at UNC-Chapel Hill, U. Virginia, and Gallaudet U. My correspondence with Boice ended in 2002 when my emails to him bounced. IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION ON BOICE'S WHEREABOUTS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. ******************************************* To access the complete 14 kB post please click on <http://bit.ly/atrqYN>. That post contains 10 references to Boice's publications. Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII) <rrh...@earthlink.net> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~hake> <http://www.physics.indiana.edu/~sdi> <http://HakesEdStuff.blogspot.com> <http://iub.academia.edu/RichardHake> REFERENCES [URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/>] Hake, R.R. 2010. "Re: Looking for Robert Boice," online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at <http://bit.ly/atrqYN>. Post of 6 Oct 2010 20:27:36-0700 to AERA-L, Net-Gold, and POD. The abstract and link to the complete post are also being transmitted to various discussion lists and are online on my blog "Hake'sEdStuff" at <http://bit.ly/ald854> with a provision for comments. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=5504 or send a blank email to leave-5504-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
