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@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ be like me.''
 In much of higher education -- and in graduate and professional
 teaching in particular -- this relationship breaks down. In business
 schools, where I teach most often, lectures are given by professors
-trained as academic sociologists, economists, and psychologists. Very
-few MBAs become social scientists. I have seen how a failure to
-recognize this dynamic can lead to a lack of respect and connection
-between teachers and students treated as, ``the folks who pay the
-bills.''
+trained as academic sociologists, economists, and psychologists. Of
+course, very few MBAs become social scientists. I have seen how a
+failure to recognize this dynamic can lead to a lack of respect and
+connection between teachers and students treated as, ``the folks who
+pay the bills.''
 
 Business school has also shown me that teaching that overcomes this
 dynamic can lead to transformative learning. Teaching across
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ Professor Eric von Hippel's lecture courses on innovation where I have
 worked closely with students on the design and evaluation of their
 course projects. In these classes, I have developed, delivered, and
 refined a series of ninety-minute lectures as a guest lecturer. These
-lectures include a lecture on online innovation communities, a case
+lectures include a session on online innovation communities, a case
 study of consumer ``hacking'' of Canon cameras, and a practical
 lecture on attracting participants to online communities.
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Graduate ---
 \item \emph{Social Computing}: The theory, analysis, and design of
   large scale, computer-mediated social systems. Final projects will
   challenge students execute a study of an existing community or to
-  design or create a new systems.
+  design or create a new system.
 \end{enumerate*}
 
 
