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29 août 2015

Weapons of maths destruction: are calculators killing our ability to work it out in our head?

By Jeanne Carroll. Since the 1980s we have had access to calculators of various types. Today, we can include computers and smartphones – which are attached to our hip 24/7. So does this ubiquitous access to calculators affect our ability to do maths in our heads like we used to. More...

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29 août 2015

In the push for marketable skills, are we forgetting the beauty and poetry of STEM disciplines?

By Paul Myers. As many seasoned programmers and mathematicians will tell you, there is poetry in technology. In fact, some regard such poetry as being at the heart of what they do.
In the 1980s, Tracy Kidder wrote The Soul of a New Machine, a book about the pressure and effort of building a next-generation computer. But more importantly, that account opened a lot of people’s eyes to the passion and beauty in creating these machines. More...

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24 août 2015

STEM Transfer Success: The Value of Critical Reflection and Shared Responsibility

By Sarah Jewett - Evolllution. Since 2011, UMBC has embarked on an ambitious journey to identify, examine, and address the issues facing transfer students. As part of this process, we launched two new projects. The first project, the STEM Transfer Student Success Initiative, is focused on the creation of local institutional partnerships to support the success of students in transition, as well as the subsequent development of a national model of collaboration between two-year and four-year institutions. More...

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24 août 2015

Campus touts STEM careers to attract students

By Laura Devaney. The low number of minority and female students in STEM fields such as science and technology is a national issue, and Hampton University (HU) faculty members have taken it on. More...

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24 août 2015

New STEM coursework package for students, instructors

OriginLab, a publisher of data analysis and graphing software, announced it will begin offering an OriginPro Coursework Package to students and instructors at the undergraduate and graduate levels of accredited academic institutions this coming semester. More...

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24 août 2015

City Tech launches higher education STEM initiatives

By Stefanie Botelho. This fall, City Tech will launch ASAP (Accelerated Study in Associate Programs), a program that has garnered national recognition, including a recent citation by President Obama for doubling the graduation rates of participating students. As part of The City University of New York’s (CUNY) initiative to expand ASAP beyond its community colleges, City Tech will provide ASAP services to students who are working toward an Associate degree. More...

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24 août 2015

US: PSW rights for STEM graduates to be curtailed

By Beckie Smith. The Optional Practical Training programme enabling international STEM graduates of US higher education institutions to stay and work in the county for 29 months is to be curtailed, a judge ruled last week, though the decision has been stayed for six months. More...

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18 août 2015

Gender equalities in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)

Gender equality in STEM aims and exchanging ideas and opinions about how to promote and support equality in Science, Technology and Mathematics related choice of careers. More...

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17 août 2015

University deans defend enrolling students with scant maths

By Tim Dodd. Top educators have defended Australian universities' move away from requiring maths as a prerequisite for science, engineering and commerce degrees in which mathematical knowledge plays a key part. More...

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5 août 2015

Panel suggests giving students college algebra alternatives

From the Associated Press. A Missouri Department of Education committee is recommending that two- and four-year public colleges that require algebra for graduation instead give students the option of taking statistics or other math subjects more relevant to their fields. More...

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