Uses for Twitter, Part 2
Following up on Part 1, let’s explore the hashtag (#). Hashtags are used before keywords in a tweet to allow that keyword to be more searchable. So, if you search […]
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Summertime: A Visit to the Khan Academy
I have posted some KA videos before in this blogspace, but this resource bears pointing out again. Mr. Khan created some algebra videos to help out his cousins back in […]
Inside San Quentin, Inmates Go To College : NPR
This is an inspiring story about the power of education to transform peoples’ lives. It is worth listening to the audio for the mini-interviews of the graduates of the program. […]
U-Pace: Do They Write?
Content-chunking, frequent assessment, mastery learning, individualized coaching – sounds like a winning formula… but do the students write anything? http://www4.uwm.edu/power/unique-teaching-method-earns-national-attention
Conference: “Higher Education For All: Mission Impossible, Mission Imperative”
This conference will take place at UMass Amherst, Friday, September 23, 2011. The call for proposals is up on their website: http://www.umass.edu/studentsuccessconference/index.php
Uses for Twitter, Part 1
As many of my colleagues know, I have not been a big fan of Twitter for academic purposes. Why? The impression I had is: Twitter is tacky. Great if you […]
Quality DOES exist in Online Education
Please read this WCET post by Diana Goldsmith of the CT Distance Learning Consortium. In the post, she makes a strong case for the efforts colleges have made to support […]
More on the “Is College Worth It Anymore” Front
This recent New Yorker article goes in depth into many of the issues surrounding the cost of college versus can I ever make enough money to justify it versus they […]
Bad Job Market: Why Media Is Wrong About Value Of College Degree | The New Republic
This article by Kevin Carey notes that since the early 1980s the press has been reporting the same story of college grads ending up in low-skills jobs. His major point […]
Announcement: BCC Summer Institute on Universal Design & Online Accessibility
The Fourth Annual BCC Title III Summer Institute: Universal Design & Online Accessibility Led by Dr. Steve Fadden, Director, Landmark College Institute for Research and Training Berkshire Community College Campus […]
