By Rosemarie Emanuele. Economics sometimes talks about markets as being similar to auctions. People decide on a “reservation price,” how much they are willing to pay for a product, and “bid” on it by either trying to buy the product or not buying it. This process continues until an equilibrium price, sometimes described as “Walrasian,” is reached. Read more...
By Lindsay Oden. Every graduate student is undoubtedly accustomed to having to explain the process of grad school to people who are unfamiliar with academia. Whether dealing with family members, friends, dying house plants, or prospective partners, common themes become apparent to grad students: most people simply do not understand what grad school is, what grad students’ objectives are, or the kinds of stresses that grad students routinely encounter. Read more...
By Herman Berliner. If I look at the major changes in higher education in recent years, the increase in student engagement and experiential learning are two of the most significant. I recognize that changes in the use of technology to further facilitate learning are also very significant but I think that engagement and experiential learning may be even more impactful. Read more...
By John Warner. The world will never be short of “kids these days” essays.
Two recent examples got on my radar: Mark Bauerlein’s lament in the Times and Prof. Keith Parsons’ “Message to My Freshman Students” where he drops some knowledge on the youth today about the difference between a “teacher” and a “professor.” Read more...
By Matt Reed. A returning correspondent writes:By Matt Reed. One day last week, I got the call that many New England parents crave. “A friend has two extra tickets to tonight’s Red Sox game. Can you take The Boy?”By Matt Reed. “We’re capitalists, and we have to look at what the demand is, and we have to respond to the demand.” -- Steven Long, Vice Chairman of the Academic Planning Committee, University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Read more...By Matt Reed. Over the weekend we caught up with some old friends, many of whom have kids the same ages as ours. Without my bringing it up, the conversation shifted at one point to dual (and concurrent) enrollment programs in high schools. The general sentiment was in favor, with broad agreement that the senior year of high school is often relatively unproductive for many students, and presents an opportunity to do something better. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. Before I share with you some of the writings of biology professor Mark McPeek, I’d like to amplify an invitation that Mark made:
How do you set grading standards in your class, and what do you expect a student to do to meet each of those standards?
Mark is the head of a committee on my campus that is looking at both local and national trends in grading. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. Take a few minutes to look at Mary Meeker’s deck on Internet Trends 2015.
What are the Internet trends that matter most to higher ed?
1. The number of Internet users has increased from 35 million in 1995 to 2.8 billion in 2014. Read more...
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