New Research: Texting Promotes Literacy
Researchers in the UK studied 3000+ children 9-16 y.o., and found that those who use social networking tools have higher levels of literacy: “And what about the “LOL OMG c […]
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What Would Lincoln Tweet?
This is the first use of Twitter in higher ed that I have seen that makes any sense. The idea excites me.. read on, just a couple of paragraphs. Wired […]
Classroom Management Strategies for Working with Difficult Students
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Not considered writing…?
Linked below is a short Pew survey ppt surveying teen (12-17 y.o.) use of writing in school work compared to its use in social networking and other online activities. It’s […]
3.5 million viewers: are you one of them?
Just in case you have not seen this, Dr. Michael Wesch’s “A Vision of Students Today.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
Composition as media convergence?
Stephanie Vie is making a strong case for peeking over the wall between the LMS as acceptable tech medium for student learning, and social networking sites — deemed by many […]
The Wired Campus – Too Much Reading? Try Listening Instead – The Chronicle of Higher Education
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MCCC Adjunct Professors file health care lawsuit
Professors file health care lawsuit – The Boston Globe Posted using ShareThis
More from CCSSE report
Interesting… “For example, in focus groups, students consistently say that colleges should eliminate online orientation, which they criticize as “impersonal,” but they reliably applaud online tutoring. Why? It is difficult […]
Student Engagement Survey 2009
BCC has completed the CCSSE survey for the second time this year. Below is the link to the executive summary, which looks at trends in engagement across the hundreds of […]
