By Nancy Benac. With his plan for two years of free community college stalled in Congress, President Barack Obama is trying to put more oomph behind state and local programs that provide what he’s been unable to offer nationally. More...
By Katherine Long. Dena DeYoung traces her trouble with math back to sixth grade, when a well-intended placement test showed she was smart enough to do advanced work. More...
By . As I prepare for the fall semester, the impact of technology is more present than ever in my approach. This past year, multiple opportunities engaged me in online course design and adaptation. During these experiences, a core question continually presented itself: are we, as composition educators, changing as the nature of composition changes. More...
By . An annual college rankings report designed to help prospective students compare schools’ academic quality this year includes a list of the most innovation schools across the nation, so named for the improvements they’re making in curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, and technology. More...
By . Over the next five years, the University of Michigan will invest $100 million in a new Data Science Initiative intended to help better connect students and faculty researchers to data science and the study of big data’s implications for society. More...
By . Forget MOOCS, say technology investors. What higher education institutions should invest in are personalized learning platforms that provide simple data on outcomes. More...
By . According to a recent research report released by the University, ePortfolios are quickly becoming an important academic toolkit component for institutions interested in enabling students, faculty, and administrators to curate evidence of learning in creative ways that are not possible with typical paper-based methods. More...
By Eric Stoller. It's no secret that I'm a big fan of LinkedIn. Billed as "the world's largest professional network," LinkedIn currently has more than 350 million members and is well-represented all around the world. If you're looking for a job, it's the digital place to be. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. A “perpetual calendar” that indicates the day of the week a date falls on for any possible year is a topic that is taught in “Number Theory.” However, I have memories of a similar issue arising in a Government class I took in college. There, on November 22nd, the teacher asked us all to write down what event happened on that day that most people remember. Read more...
By Steven Mintz. Many parents and some psychologists decry videogames as a waste of time – or worse, as actually harmful. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
