Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. One of the biggest advantages it provides is preparing our educators for Common Core instruction through professional development, training, and information sessions. More...
22 novembre 2015
22 novembre 2015
10 Ways to Bring Active Learning To Your Classroom
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A report from The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology revealed that active learning, versus the lecture method, improves students’ abilities to retain information and exercise critical thinking. More...
22 novembre 2015
7 Up-and-Coming Wearable Technologies
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Sensory messaging devices, stress-reducing headpieces, biometric authentication bands and more — these cutting-edge wearables could soon be coming to your campus. More...
22 novembre 2015
Rural Schools Get Linked Up For College Courses
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It’s nice, according to Fourth District U.S. Rep. Tom Cole, to know that for once the federal government has spent nearly a half a million dollars “on something worthwhile.” More...
22 novembre 2015
Wall Street Journal enters e-learning space with business English tutorials for subscribers
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. NewsmartThe Wall Street Journal has launched a subscription-based online tutorial service to help people speak better business English. The service, called Newsmart, takes articles and videos from the Journal, and users must complete comprehension, grammar and vocabulary exercises about these stories. More...
22 novembre 2015
Seven Tips for Creating Community In Online Courses
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Trying to retrofit MOOCs designed for individual learning to facilitate collaboration is tougher than it might seem. As any good teacher will tell you, activities for groups have to be designed differently than assignments for individuals. More...
22 novembre 2015
Paper or Tablet? Reading Recall and Comprehension
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. What effect do digital devices have on our digital brains? To uncover the influence on learning of using digital tablets for reading, the Coast Guard Leadership Development Center conducted an experiment to ascertain differences in recall and comprehension between tablet and paper readers. More...
22 novembre 2015
Before you sign on the dotted line
By George Birnbaum. The skill set required for today’s top jobs in higher education has never been more extensive or demanding. Boards of Trustees are looking for leadership in several areas: academic authority, fundraising ability, public relations and media savvy, legal and political sensitivity, as well as ease of movement between constituent groups—alumni, students, faculty, parents, donors, business leaders, government—all with significant claims on the president’s time and attention. More...
22 novembre 2015
Challenging rape myths on campus
By Tim Goral. An Association of American Universities study found that 12 percent of students across 27 universities had experienced sexual assault by force or incapacitation since enrollment, and that 17 percent of seniors had experienced this type of sexual assault while at college. Doctoral candidate and researcher Sara Carrigan Wooten says the report comes as no surprise. More...
22 novembre 2015
Action urged on community college loan defaults
By Matt Zalaznick. Community college students who take out the smallest loans default at the highest rates, and many borrowers who get into trouble make no effort to fix their problems. More...
<<
<
16900
16910
16920
16930
16940
16950
16960
16970
16980
16990
16991
16992
16993
16994
16995
16996
16997
16998
16999
17000
17100
17200
17300
17400
17500
17600
17700
17800
17900
18000
18100
18200
18300
18400
18500
18600
18700
18800
18900
19000
19100
19200
19300
19400
19500
19600
19700
19800
19900
20000
20100
20200
20300
20400
20500
20600
20700
20800
20900
21000
21100
21200
21300
21400
21500
21600
21700
21800
21900
22000
22100
22200
22300
22400
22500
22600
22700
22800
22900
23000
23100
23200
23300
23400
23500
23600
23700
23800
23900
24000
>
>>
/https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)