Wonkhe
JANUARY 15, 2023
Many universities claim to have a civic mission, but how many are paying the living wage? Jonathan Grant takes a look at the sector’s progress so far. The post Are universities still “civic washing”? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 15, 2023
As learners and teaching technology continue to evolve, faculty are recognizing the importance of teaching for active learning. Two decades of detailed slide presentations have resulted in students who multitask during class. During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. al. 2017).
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Wonkhe
JANUARY 15, 2023
Are we making compromises to the student experience just to make the numbers add up? Jim Dickinson and Livia Scott reflect on a week in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany with student leaders. The post As the sector expands, why are we letting more mean less? appeared first on Wonkhe.
Academe Blog
JANUARY 15, 2023
POSTED BY HANK REICHMAN I previously posted this in 2016. The following was written by Martin Luther King, Jr. and first published in the February 1947 edition of the Morehouse College Student Newspaper. King was 18 years old.
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 15, 2023
As learners and teaching technology continue to evolve, faculty are recognizing the importance of teaching for active learning. Two decades of detailed slide presentations have resulted in students who multitask during class. During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. al. 2017).
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 15, 2023
By Dan Bauman. Bates College occupies a fairly rarefied perch in higher education, but it hasn't been immune to the inflationary pressures and rising expenses facing many institutions.
The Guardian - Higher Education
JANUARY 15, 2023
My friend and fellow campaigner Jan Hardy, who has died aged 77, was a committed anti-racist campaigner who became the county adviser for multicultural education in Hertfordshire local authority and a co-founder of the Anti-Racist Teacher Education Network. After achieving top grades at A-level and then a degree in chemistry and sociology from the University of Surrey (1968), Jan took a PGCE at Goldsmiths College, London, and, from 1968 to 1974, taught chemistry at Alperton high school in the Lo
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HEPI
JANUARY 15, 2023
Naimat Zafary came to the UK as a Chevening Scholar on one of the last flights from Kabul as the Taliban took Afghanistan. He is now studying for his PhD at the University of Sussex. . This article was written with Ruth Arnold, Head of External Affairs at Study Group and cofounder of the #WeAreInternational campaign. I stand in a classroom in a primary school in Sussex and take a picture on my phone.
Economics and Change in Higher Education
JANUARY 15, 2023
When preparing for your next professional move, it’s critical to identify areas for growth and development. That’s where online learning comes in. Online courses allow you to engage in affordable, asynchronous learning that can catapult you into a more fulfilling job or career. Recently, I spoke with Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at online learning platform Coursera.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 15, 2023
Blog: Law, Policy—and IT? “There is a lot of political fervor over TikTok and its connections to the Chinese government, and this is coming out in the form of these perhaps symbolic bans,” said Kurt Opsahl, general counsel for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. “Those limitations suggested that Auburn was making more of a statement than a new policy.
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