Comm Colleges Affected by New Fed Rules
There will be a webinar on the new regs in the CTL on Tue, Aug 24, 3pm. A couple that may impact us are the “gainful employment” terms, and the […]
student learning
Scores Stagnate at High Schools – WSJ.com
This Wall Street Journal article confirms what many in the classroom are already aware of: high school students are largely unprepared for college work. The data is from the ACT, […]
Classroom disruptions – faculty perspectives
Here is an interesting online discussion of some of the challenges and solutions that a group of professors shared. Note that the date is 1997, so texting, etc. is not […]
Ping – In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks – NYTimes.com
Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems weighs in on the Open Textbook movement… Ping – In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks – NYTimes.com.
Bill Gates Predicts Technology Will Make ‘Place-Based’ Colleges Less Important in 5 Years – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education
There are some pretty superficial and breezy remarks in here, but if we are able to retain net neutrality, what Mr. Gates predicts may be more true than false. All […]
What happened to studying?
This is well worth reading. A new study shows decline in study hours (from 24 to 14 hours/week), but the authors of this article do a nice exploration of possible […]
At Community Colleges, Open Access Is Latest Cutback – NYTimes.com
As community college enrollments increase dramatically, students are facing cut sections and limited schedules. [Editorial opinion follows] If community colleges are “the answer,” then funding MUST follow. The students cannot […]
Horizon report 2010
As many know, the Horizon Report comes out each year to capsulize technology trends that are significant to the academy. This year, the keywords are “data sense-making, the cloud, and […]
Blogging to Improve Student Learning
“Most universities press their faculty to add technology to their classroom by adopting the Learning Management System—Blackboard, Moodle, etc. This is a mistake. Faculty often end up spending hours learning […]
Public education’s dire straits
Derrick Z. Jackson is one of the treasures of the Boston Globe. In this piece, he brings to light several important points: Mass’s touted high 4th grade reading scores are […]
