Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Americans are increasingly uncertain about the necessity of college for success in the workforce, according to our recent survey, funded by The Kresge Foundation. More...
21 octobre 2016
21 octobre 2016
5 ways edu-tech is changing your learning experience
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online courses and learning through mobile apps are gaining more acceptances among the student community. More...
21 octobre 2016
Why It’s Time for Education Technology to Become an Academic Discipline
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As Georgetown University prepares to launch a master’s degree program in Learning and Design, a new academic discipline built around the study of education technology, learning analytics and instructional design is starting to take shape. More...
21 octobre 2016
Shaken By Economic Change, ‘Non-Traditional’ Students Are Becoming The New Normal
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. While colleges and universities have seen enrollment growth follow every recession since 1980, the boost in enrollment following the Great Recession was far greater than previous. More...
20 octobre 2016
The term ‘nontraditional student’ is extinct
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Nontraditional students are statistically the most likely to enroll in at least one online course. More...
20 octobre 2016
L’écriture manuscrite n’est pas morte
Par Orientations. L’écriture manuscrite n’est pas morte. Selon une étude Ifop pour Oxford (la marque de cahiers), 75 % des jeunes Français de 12 à 25 ans pensent que l’écriture avec un papier et un stylo est « irremplaçable ». Voir l'article...
19 octobre 2016
L’avenir de l’action publique
Ce dialogue entre trois dirigeants d’institutions publiques de formation à l’administration aborde et analyse :
• les réformes prioritaires du secteur public dans un monde méditerranéen en crise ;
• l’action publique en mutation ;
• les facteurs de rénovation des services publics ;
• les critères qui fondent la qualité de l’action publique ;
• la coopération internationale en tant qu’atout majeur en Méditerranée. Voir l'article...
18 octobre 2016
Gandhi statue to be removed from campus after protests
Ghana has said it will remove a statue of Mahatma Gandhi from a university campus in the nation’s capital where it had sparked protests over the leader’s allegedly racist attitudes, writes Abigail Abrams for Time.
The statue, which was unveiled by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee during his visit to Ghana in June, was meant to symbolise friendship between the two countries, according to Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But professors and students at the University of Ghana called the statue “a slap in the face” because of Gandhi’s “racist identity”. They started an online petition calling for the statue’s removal. Read more...
18 octobre 2016
Outcry as ministry plans control of university boards
By Jan Petter Myklebust. Opposition is mounting to the government’s attempts to take greater political control of universities by deciding who should be chair of each university’s board. Read more...
17 octobre 2016
Réduire les contrats aidés, ce serait compromettre le retour à l’emploi des plus fragilisés par la crise
Les associations de lutte contre l’exclusion s’étonnent qu’en période de crise économique les contrats aidés fassent encore l’objet d’une remise en question injustifiée. Dans son récent rapport public « accès des jeunes à l’emploi » la Cour des comptes recommande de réduire le nombre et la durée des contrats aidés dans le secteur non marchand (associations, collectivités...). Voir l'article...
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