Here are some news articles that I've read, in whole or in part. My fellow faculty members, I thought you might also have an interest in the articles. If you'd want to talk about or offer your comments about any of these, just post a comment below.
Feature:
New on YouTube: What we're learning from online education
FYI - The Headlines:
- Cheating Scandal at Harvard | Inside Higher Ed
- British lecturer compiles best student excuses | Inside Higher Ed
- Treat yourself right at the start of the academic year (essay) | Inside Higher Ed
- Study: College Students Spend Little Time on Political News | Inside Higher Ed
- Study: Minority of Parents Focus on All College Costs | Inside Higher Ed
- Last Chance to Shed School Loans - Proving All Is Hopeless - NYTimes.com
- Dept. of Ed. Provides College-Prep Checklist by Grade - College Bound - Education Week
- Low-income black students with low academic achievement least likely to retain state lottery scholarships | Inside Higher Ed
- Gaps in the Education Pipeline | Inside Higher Ed
- Pushing Through The Perils of Teaching Online - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Leaders Look to Technology for Savings and Change - Almanac of Higher Education 2012 - The Chronicle of Higher Education
- How To Save Money On College Textbooks 101 | HackCollege
- Keep your brain smart with these simple changes - CNN/YouTube
- Be Awesome at a Moment's Notice: A Guide to Powering Up Your Brain - Lifehacker
FYI - Teaching Tech:
- Gadgets go to class - TIME
- Use Gmail and Google Docs to Easily and Quickly Track Anything - Lifehacker
- Cutting the Digital Lifeline and Finding Serenity - NYTimes.com
- Managing Deadlines in Grad School | Inside Higher Ed
- How to load up on apps for back-to-school season | Mobile - CNET News
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking Speeds Up Your Writing, Is Free This Week (Down From $100) - Lifehacker
- New app updates parents on their student's progress | Inside Higher Ed
- 12 Common Education Technology Implementation Problems and How to Prevent and Remediate Them | Emerging Education Technology
- Celebrating the 5th Anniversary of Classroom 2.0 with 75 Articles from Innovative Educators | Emerging Education Technology
Click for more teaching-related news from this week.
Note: Some of the Chronicle articles may not have the full story. Usually they offer just the lead of the story and charge for full access. However, your university probably has full access. If you are interested in a Chronicle story from above, check with your universities library site. For example, my university (NSU), offers access to the full articles.
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