Ninety percent of information transmitted to the human brain is visual, and visual information is processed 60,000 times faster than text, yet teachers are just beginning to incorporate visual methods into their lesson plans. More...
University research leads to life-changing, life-improving breakthroughs
Sometimes overlooked in public discussions of the value of higher education are the economic and societal impacts of university-based research. To do so in Ohio would be shortsighted. More...
EPSB waives Rank II requirement for Ky. teachers
The Kentucky Department of Education recommends changes to teacher qualifications. Monday, the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board waived the mandatory requirement for teachers to move from Rank III to Rank II. More...
Rewarding outcomes in higher ed
Incentives, when properly developed and implemented, can be powerful tools for driving behavior and performance. More...
12,000 lumens. Zero compromises. Pre-order savings.
In your quest for brightness, don’t settle for anything less than maximum image quality. Get it all with Sony’s brightest 3LCD laser projectors yet: the 12,000 lumen VPL-FHZ120L and 9,000 lumen VPL-FHZ90L. More...
Lessons for higher ed from the ‘Neighborhood of Make-Believe’
Classroom video continues a ‘conversation’ that began decades ago—collecting individual videos from instructors and students and integrating them with existing identity management, learning management and assessment systems. More...
PALNI awards two library innovation grants for 2018
Two proposals received PALNI Library Innovation grants in 2018, one from Franklin College focusing on wellness and one from Butler University focusing on Augmented Reality (AR). More...
Home The school gun violence we don’t talk about
There have been 201 incidents of firearms being discharged on school grounds since January of 2013, according to new findings from Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense. More...
Removing ballot bumps on college campuses
Campuses are often hotbeds of political opinion, but students aren’t always easily able to express their views in the polls. More...
University education: a £10k salary boost for the price of three flat whites?
The tragedy is that it was all so predictable from the outset. But it is even worse than he sets out. When fees were allowed to increase to £9,000 (and paid by students) the average cost of teaching was about £6,000 (setting aside grants for some high-cost subjects). So, in a time of austerity, there was a bonanza. More...