Par Anne Fairise. Trader, cadre workaholic ou burn-outé, intérimaire au chômage... Les romans marquants de l'année 2015 qui parlent du travail se centrent sur des figures emblématiques ou fantasmées pour raconter la crise. Voir l'article...
By . Despite these criticisms, the real value of this book is that it should prompt such discussion. I agree with the overall thrust of the book, that change is needed, that technology will force some radical changes on the professions, and that this is already happening, particularly in online learning. But we need to be careful what we wish for, and in particular we need to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. This book is an excellent catalyst for such discussions. More...
By Oronte. The University of Illinois’ slide library was a quiet, comfortable room, usually empty except for a librarian and maybe one other patron. Flipping through file drawers of individual works by world artists from all periods was a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. The way that I created the list below was to cut and paste all the books that I’ve read from my Amazon Digital Order and Audible My Library pages. I copied the titles into a spreadsheet, sorted to get rid of duplicates, and then copied them here to share with you. Read more...
By Stefanie Botelho. Drew University, founded in Madison, N.J., in 1867 as a Methodist seminary, is known for its unusually rich collection of rare books and manuscripts, including hundreds of historic Bibles, a 1493 Nuremberg Chronicle and extensive holdings relating to Willa Cather. More...
By . Perusing a passage on the Civil War in a high school student’s history textbook in Texas might leave you wondering if black Americans were ever enslaved and if there really is any truth to anti-black racism at all. More...
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. The term visible learning (launched by John Hattie) is still gaining momentum and although its main focus is on classroom settings, with some adjustments you can use it across the educational board, including some online learning options. When you think about learning, being able to understand the impact of learning on the student or learner is pivotal, as it allows you (as a teacher/trainer) to adjust your learning or at least know what its results are. Visible learning is just that, making the impact of learning visible. The term is easy enough, making it happen is much more difficult as we all know. It uses evidence-based statistics, has links to learning analytics, and visualizes different teacher-student learning options. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge by Matt Ridley. Published in October of 2015.
The biggest higher ed story is the story that we never talk about. That is the story of how foundational introductory courses have improved dramatically in the past decade, and how these improvements are set to accelerate. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel. Published in September of 2014
I’ve written before on the need for higher ed people to push back on the power of the collapse meme. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. Are you also a student of higher education?
What are the books about higher education that are in your library?
I went through my Amazon and Audible library’s to figure out which books that I own on higher education. Read more...
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