By Rosemarie Emanuele. One of the first realities of the academic labor market that we learned upon entering graduate school was that one must be willing to move to find a job. More...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. I recently taught the concept of “Expected Value.” This is the value that is found from an experiment indicating the payoff that one can expect to derive from that experiment. More...
By Laura Tropp. I recently read this article about how Millennials are less likely than the previous generation to believe in egalitarian households. Some even explicitly say that they prefer women within a relationship to perform more of the domestic responsibilities. More...
By Barbara Fister. A pair of books look at digital scholarship, one from the perspective of faculty who want to contribute ot the public good, the other a view of how students use technology in their lives. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. It was during an era much like ours when the public library became an American institution. Read more...
By Dan Butin. Two recent events have highlighted advances in the adoption of Open Education Resources: the announcement from New York State about a new state-wide Open Textbook investment and a new partnership to “bring open course content to faculty members through the campus bookstore.” More...
By Gwendolyn Beetham. A post in recognition of National Infertility Awareness Week. More...
By Yves Salomon-Fernandez. In the last year, I have taken on an increasing number of official and unofficial mentees, ranging from professionals who are on an upward trajectory, to baby boomer women wanting to seize their moment before it passes them, and single mothers wondering if they should go back to school. More...
Par Jean-Claude Lewandowski. L’idée a tout pour plaire : permettre à chacun de faire reconnaître les compétences acquises dans l’exercice de son métier, et obtenir ainsi un diplôme ou un certificat, à l’égal d’une formation classique. C’est la logique de la validation des acquis de l’expérience (VAE), lancée en 2002, et qui permet de décrocher une licence, un master, voire un doctorat. Besoin de reconnaissance, recherche d’emploi, sécurisation de son parcours… Les motivations des candidats sont variées. Quant au coût (2 000 à 3 000 euros, le plus souvent), il peut être financé par l’entreprise, le Fongecif ou par le compte personnel de formation. Voir l'article...
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