2 avril 2016
2 avril 2016
5 strategies to keep STEM students in STEM
By Bridget McCrea. Universities give best practices to attract, retain, and support students within STEM fields. More...
1 avril 2016
Cengage Learning announces MindTap Math Foundations
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Cengage Learning today announced MindTap Math Foundations, a game-changing approach to developmental studies that was designed with students, for students. More...1 avril 2016
Rice joins organization focused on teaching, diversity in STEM
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Rice University is one of 25 research universities that are new members of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL), a national initiative to increase the number and diversity of graduates in the STEM fields. More...30 mars 2016
Universities should require science, engineering and commerce students to know their maths
30 mars 2016
Why is it so hard to recruit good maths and science teachers?
By . There are well-recognised problems with student participation and achievement in maths and science. Widespread shortages of suitable secondary maths and science teachers and low levels of students studying these subjects at secondary and tertiary levels are not just problems faced by Australia, but have become international issues. More...30 mars 2016
In defence of maths
By . There’s a popular myth that Alfred Nobel had wanted to create a prize for mathematics but didn’t want his love rival, the Swedish mathematician Gosta Mittag-Leffler, to win and so scrapped the idea. More...28 mars 2016
Cengage Unveils New Approach to Developmental Math
Cengage Learning unveiled a new math developmental education approach today after receiving input from about 1,000 students in an effort to improve college readiness. Read more...
27 mars 2016
Stay Just a Little Bit Longer
By Elizabeth Redden. A new rule scheduled to be published today in the Federal Register will extend the postgraduation work authorization period for international students studying STEM fields in the U.S. Read more...
23 mars 2016
Student and faculty outcomes of undergraduate science research projects by geographically dispersed students
Senior undergraduate research projects are important components of most undergraduate science degrees. The delivery of such projects in a distance education format is challenging. Athabasca University (AU) science project courses allow distance education students to complete research project courses by working with research supervisors in their local area, coordinated at a distance by AU faculty. More...
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