By Scott Jaschik. The University of New Hampshire announced Monday that it will go test optional in admissions for the next three years to test the idea. More colleges in recent years have gone test optional, including institutions like New Hampshire that are large public universities. More...
By Scott Jaschik. Georgetown has declined to say what it is doing about individual students admitted fraudulently but has said the university is "reviewing the details related to the indictment and will be taking appropriate action". More...
By Scott Jaschik. Kendrick Castillo, who was killed in this week's school shooting in Colorado, died trying to protect others, The Denver Post reported. He was set to attend Arapahoe Community College in the fall, where his father said he hoped to major in mechanical or electrical engineering. More...
By Colleen Flaherty. Professors on campus say the university plans to turn a research-rich department into a more general biology-focused premed feeder school. More...
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The White House National Science and Technology Council on Monday announced the formation of a joint committee that will address obstacles to the production of research in the U.S. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Since April, students, alumni and others have been protesting the creation of a private, armed police force for the Baltimore campus, as well as the university’s contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But in May, activists overtook Garland Hall, chaining shut the doors and forcing officials to close the building. More...
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Johns Hopkins students are refusing to leave administration building until officials cancel plans to form an armed police force. Activists are worried about the potential for racial profiling. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Chris Clark: Learnitology Podcast @ Notre Dame November 9, 2005
Just launched. As Chris Clark observes, "The Learning Technology Lab at the University of Notre Dame has released its first "Learnitology" podcast. The goal is to encourage faculty to consider exploring use of technology in their courses. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The 21st Century Learning Initiative in Canada
I think other Canadians will be as surprised as I was to learn that we are getting a Canadian version of John Abbott's '21st Century learning Initiative'. But that's what's on the agenda as this British writer is being brought by the Canadian Council on Learning to, um, teach us all about it. The idea behind the 21st Century Initiative is that learning ought to be based on neurology; in his 1998 Policy Paper Abbott explains that human brains have a natural inclination toward language learning and social skills, but that contemporary education works directly against that. While there is much to like in the proposal, there is also much to criticize. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Snowmass, Colorado
Well, we're into the dog days of August and as I drag myself to the mostly empty office and motivate myself to sort of work the mist outside melts into steam and a persistent ennui settles over the city. Over the weekend I put my Snowmass photos online, which I hope you'll enjoy. I, meanwhile, am going to find a comfortable chair in a shady spot and relax for a while with a tall tale and a cool drink. By Stephen Downes, Stephen's Web, August 15, 2005 [Refer][Research][Reflect]. More...
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