[View the story "For Fellow Faculty: This Week's News (10/21/12)" on Storify ]For Fellow Faculty: This Week's News (10/21/12) News for Higher Education Faculty --- This Week: Twitter Boosts Grades, Salaries of New Graduates & Other News [VID] Storified by WilliamHartPhD · Fri, Oct 26 2012 13:40:24
Here are some news articles that I've read, in whole or in part. I thought you, my fellow faculty members, might also have an interest in the articles. If you'd want to talk or offer comments about any of these, just post a comment below.
Social Media Jinxing College Applicantsabcnews
Study Suggests Twitter Boosts College Grades and Class EngagementTwitter has been credited with - and blamed for - a lot of things. Supporters claim it fueled the Green Revolution in Iran and helped the...
Professors and Social Media Use, 2012 | Inside Higher Ed
Is Texting Mangling the English Language? [INFOGRAPHIC]Do your OMGs and LOLs have you sometimes srsly forgetting how to write in proper English? If so, you may not be alone. Texting is on the ...
Report Says Average Student-Loan Debt Is Up to $26,500The average student-loan debt of borrowers in the college class of 2011 rose to about $26,500, a 5 percent increase from about $25,350 th...
Tracking graduates' wages in Virginia | Inside Higher Ed
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"This website [above] provides comparative information about the salaries of recent graduates from programs at both two- and four-year public and private institutions across the state [of Virginia]."
Minnesota Says Free Learning Site Coursera Cannot Offer Courses to State Residents | HackCollegeCoursera is a free site offering courses in a variety of subjects, from over 30 universities including Princeton and Columbia. It was fou...
Accused student prevails in first "three strikes" copyright caseAfter bringing several file-sharing cases to a copyright tribunal following the implementation of a "three strikes" rule, the New Zealand...
Scientists Use Crowdsourcing to Fund Amphetamine ResearchA group of scientists including Princeton Evolutionary Pharmacologist Ethan Perlstein are using science crowdsourcing website RocketHub t...
5 e-mail habits you should avoid - CNN.comEditor's note: Brenna Ehrlich and Andrea Bartz are the sarcastic brains behind the blog and book "Stuff Hipsters Hate." Got a question ab...
'Power naps' may boost right-brain activity - CNN.com(Health.com) -- We've all been there: After struggling over a problem for hours, we rest our eyes for a few minutes and suddenly the answ...
Note: Some of the articles, like 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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