By Herman Berliner. If I look at the major changes in higher education in recent years, the increase in student engagement and experiential learning are two of the most significant. I recognize that changes in the use of technology to further facilitate learning are also very significant but I think that engagement and experiential learning may be even more impactful. Read more...
By John Warner. The world will never be short of “kids these days” essays.
Two recent examples got on my radar: Mark Bauerlein’s lament in the Times and Prof. Keith Parsons’ “Message to My Freshman Students” where he drops some knowledge on the youth today about the difference between a “teacher” and a “professor.” Read more...
By Matt Reed. A returning correspondent writes:By Matt Reed. One day last week, I got the call that many New England parents crave. “A friend has two extra tickets to tonight’s Red Sox game. Can you take The Boy?”By Matt Reed. “We’re capitalists, and we have to look at what the demand is, and we have to respond to the demand.” -- Steven Long, Vice Chairman of the Academic Planning Committee, University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Read more...By Matt Reed. Over the weekend we caught up with some old friends, many of whom have kids the same ages as ours. Without my bringing it up, the conversation shifted at one point to dual (and concurrent) enrollment programs in high schools. The general sentiment was in favor, with broad agreement that the senior year of high school is often relatively unproductive for many students, and presents an opportunity to do something better. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. Before I share with you some of the writings of biology professor Mark McPeek, I’d like to amplify an invitation that Mark made:
How do you set grading standards in your class, and what do you expect a student to do to meet each of those standards?
Mark is the head of a committee on my campus that is looking at both local and national trends in grading. Read more...
By Michael Stoner. Last week, I wrote about the value of engaging a campus community in developing a brand strategy and marketing a university. As a followup, I thought it might be interesting to review what the marketing leaders we surveyed earlier this year had to say about their experiences in engaging their communities when developing and rolling a brand strategy. More...
By Tracy Mitrano. “The Senate is in gridlock, but the tides are shifting,” said Michael W. Macleod-Ball, acting director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Washington legislative office. “For the first time, a majority of senators took a stand against simply rubber-stamping provisions of the Patriot Act that have been used to spy on Americans.” Read more...
Valencia Community College has banned the use of vaginal probes in its sonography program, the college’s president, Sandy Shugart, told the Orlando Sentinel Tuesday. The decision came after two students filed a lawsuit against the college, alleging that they underwent forced vaginal probing by other students as part of their training in the program. Read more...
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