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10 décembre 2015

Why federal spending on disadvantaged students (Title I) doesn’t work

By Mark Dynarski and Kirsten Kainz. Achievement gaps between disadvantaged students and their better-off peers are large and have existed for decades. Narrowing these gaps will mean investing more in research to identify effective approaches, or increasing Title I spending by five to eight times more per student, or both. Focusing effective interventions on the neediest students may provide a way forward that is consistent with fiscal realities. More...

10 décembre 2015

What colleges do for local economies: A direct measure based on consumption

By Jonathan Rothwell. Most economists and policymakers know that people who complete a college degree tend to earn more than people who have not attended college. Yet they often overlook the fact that these benefits extend beyond individual workers. The college earnings advantage also leads to greater economic activity, fueling prosperity at the regional and national levels. More...

10 décembre 2015

Ignore the advice and fall head over halls at university

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifByMairead Finley. Throwing caution to the wind, and doing exactly what I said I wouldn’t do before I started university, I found myself in a relationship with someone a staircase away within three months of starting university. More...

9 décembre 2015

How to be a brilliant conference chair

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifByJoanne Begiato, Lorna Campbell, Steven Gray and Isaac Land. When you’re in the hot seat, don’t yawn or shoehorn in your own research. And for goodness sake, get speakers’ names right. More...

9 décembre 2015

Universities should benefit the public, not just the public purse

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifByJoshua Forstenzer and Matthew Flinders. The higher education green paper is a radical document, explicitly designed to change universities. But beyond the debates about metrics, funding structures and social mobility is a far more fundamental reframing – of the very concept of higher education. More...

9 décembre 2015

The legal education system may soon be overhauled – here's how

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifByMax Harris. The training route to becoming a solicitor has been criticised for providing inconsistent results. Could a more centralised system be the answer. More...

9 décembre 2015

Teaching at a university means constant pressure - for about £5 an hour

http://static.guim.co.uk/static/c55907932af8ee96c21b7d89a9ebeedb4602fbbf/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gifByAnonymous academic. I care about my students, but poor pay, discrimination and unrealistic workloads are making me want to quit. More...

9 décembre 2015

Campus political correctness is no threat, it’s a wish for a better future

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Campus political correctness is no threat, it’s a wish for a better future
Kate Groetzinger, Quartz, 2015/12/09

I am in agreement with the argument in this article. Opponents of 'political correctness' argue that it censors freedom of speech and embraces victimhood. More...

9 décembre 2015

Converging Forces

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Converging Forces
Paul Stacey, Musings on the Ed Tech Frontier, 2015/12/09

It's an upda Paul Stacey on the Open Business Models project, with an extra bit on Creative Commons statistics. In the first part he looks at "using the open business model canvas and questions as a tool for depicting and designing open business models. More...

9 décembre 2015

Edcamp with Students - Finally!

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Edcamp with Students - Finally!
Liz B Davis, The Power of Educational Innovation, 2015/12/07

We know that EduCamps (as I know them) are quite useful for teachers, but what about offering them to students themselves? Sure, why not! But in the school system you have to tie everything to a lesson, so in this case, it's... Benjamin Franklin. More...

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