According to recent data, online enrollments are growing faster than overall higher education; and today’s “typical” college freshman is no longer a rising high school senior–two trends that are shaping the future of learning, say researchers. More...
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Yale goes online for these degrees
According to Yale, a new online online program will provide the opportunity for aspiring physician assistants across the country to earn a Yale degree, as well as help support what the University says is one of the fastest-growing job fields in the U.S. More...
New adaptive tech platform for higher ed launches at SXSWedu
McGraw-Hill Education today at SXSWedu launched the new mobile-first version of McGraw-Hill Connect®, the company’s learning platform for students and instructors in the higher education market. More...
Obama launches new national tech-ed initiative
Placing an emphasis on online education, community colleges, and tech education–like coding boot camps–President Obama today announced his “TechHire” initiative at a gathering of the National League of Cities. More...
Can high smartphone use cause low GPAs?
By Rick Armon. College students should take a break from their smartphones if they want to improve their grades, a new study says. More...
20 SXSWedu higher-ed sound bites
By . Can learning management systems evolve with education, or is it time for a new way to bring together instructors, students, and learning materials? How can investing in MOOC design yield benefits when it comes to student engagement and course completion. More...
The new higher-ed STEM: Social, collaborative
By . What is the first thing you think of when you think ‘engineering major’? Do you think collaborative; conversational; social media-savvy with a history of experience explaining technical situations in layman’s terms. More...
Should faculty be concerned with “Facebook Regret”?
By . According to faculty at various universities, there are two main ways that social networking sites are causing new concerns and considerations for faculty and institutions: frictionless sharing and context collapse. More...
Will this massive collaboration between universities spur open ed?
By . California colleges and universities are spurring the open and accessible movement, specifically in relation to STEM education, thanks to a new partnership signaling a cultural shift in higher-ed collaborative relationships. More...
Mythe d'Abraham et laïcité. Abram-Abraham/Saraï-Sarah, mythes et grammaires bibliques.
En posant la problématique abrahamique, les organisateurs de cette soirée-débat sont conscients du moment exceptionnel dans lequel le monde de langue arabe, majoritairement musulman et minoritairement chrétien, vit depuis le début de l’année 2011.
Une parole a été libérée, des revues ont été créées, des tabous sont levés comme le montre l’ampleur des débats autour du rôle de la société civile dans toutes ses composantes. Certains craignent, d’autres aspirent à l’établissement d’un nouveau pacte impliquant non une disparition de la religion, mais son glissement vers une place sociale différente. Cette tension n’épargne pas Israël où la controverse sur un projet de constitution laïque a tourné court en 2000.
A partir du « cas Abraham », il apparaît possible de fournir des outils de compréhension et d’analyse à différents niveaux : l’éducation, la culture, la politique et la géopolitique.
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