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Original Technorati articles tagged “higher education”

• in Lifestyle
  Canadian Education and the Rise of Online Learning
  Online learning as a disruptive innovation
  by reyrosales / on Sep 5, 2012
• in Business
  Secretary Duncan Urges Families to Shop for Colleges
  Secretary Duncan gives advice to American families on higher education
  by moneyforcollege333 / on Jun 15, 2012
• in Business
  President Obama's New Education Goal
  Obama will push the nation to reach a major education goal by 2020.
  by moneyforcollege333 / on Jun 6, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “higher education”

 

• The old two-year college try: John Maginnis

  
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  In the past five hard years of higher educations declining state support, rising tuition, defecting faculty and deteriorating facilities, college leaders have stuck together and let the Board of Regents coordinate their requests for funding from the Legislature. A lot...
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• Students think beyond UK, US for higher education

  
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  Looking beyond the US and UK as preferred destinations for higher studies, the city’s youth is now exploring options such as Germany, Singapore and Canada for higher education. While several students still expressed their preference for UK and US at … Continue reading → The post Students think beyond UK, ...
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• Do students get enough contact time with tutors?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  A report for consumer watchdog Which? and the Higher Education Policy Institute last week found that nearly one in three first-year students at UK universities felt their courses were not good value. We ask: would you like more contact with your tutors? Bob Hughes graduated recently with a BA in English from York ...
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• Tektronix Foundation Donates to Advanced Engineering Programs at Oregon State University

  
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  BEAVERTON, Ore. - Tektronix, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, today announced that the Tektronix Foundation has made a sizeable donation totaling $75,000 to fund three advanced laboratory and engineering programs at Oregon State University. This most recent gift ...
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• Students stay silent about mental health problems, survey shows

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  One in five suffer psychological ill health, but most shun university counselling Universities should do more to encourage students with mental health problems to seek help, a leading charity has warned. More than a quarter (26%) of students who say they experience mental health problems do not get treatment and ...
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• University fundraising: what the UK can learn from Canada

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Major donors are motivated both by the excitement of giving and the satisfaction that their money has been put to good use, finds Andrew Derrington on a recent fundraising study trip Canada is a good place to learn about university fundraising because the giving culture is fairly similar to the UK, but its practice ...
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• Ball State Will Investigate Course on Boundaries of Science

  
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  One science course at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, is under scrutiny for its syllabus and reading list. According to Inside Higher Ed (IHE), Ball State school officials say they have agreed to investigate the schools "Boundaries of Science" course, which investigates the intersection of religion and ...
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• College: A Lesson in Inequality

  
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  Rather than bridging economic disparities between students, higher education seems to be widening them; although Google’s new customizable maps sound like a great idea, they filter out a lot of useful information; and although some would like to blame the collapse of the middle class on the Internet, truth is it was ...
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• UT Regents grilled by Senate Nominations Committee on Powers controversy

  
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  … The Senate Nominations Committee interrogates the three nominees for the UT Board of Regents The three nominees for the University of Texas Board of … [ visit site to read more ]
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• Learning Sign Language without Problems – Suggestions and Strategies

  
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  Sign language’s popularity is growing all of the time and there are many reasons for this. In addition to being the primary method of communication with people who are deaf but it can also be a useful tool in helping children and babies learn better language skills. Learning sign language is slightly different than ...
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• Mayo Clinic: Molecular Marker from Pancreatic Juices Helps Identify Pancreatic Cancer

  
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  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed a promising method to distinguish between pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis — two disorders that are difficult to tell apart. A molecular marker obtained from pancreatic "juices" can identify almost all cases of pancreatic cancer, their study ...
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• President Obama Delivers Commencement Address at Morehouse College

  
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  President Barack Obama was in town on Sunday to deliver the commencement address at Morehouse, the historically black, all-male college in Atlanta. Mr. Obama was his usual, arrogant, cocky self as he delivered the Commencement Address. Obama received a polite smattering of applause when he told the graduates that ...
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• Beyond Logistics, IT in Education

  
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  As the end of another school year approaches, it is time to think not just about the prom and graduation ceremonies, but also about the technology behind education. Although I am still a fan of the Commencement Speech , IT in education, may be all about administration. Since the early days of LMS , IT has been ...
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• What is researcher wellbeing and how can we manage and nurture it?

  
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  Staying a productive, sane and sociable researcher is no mean feat, says Charlotte Morris , but you dont have to go it alone If wellbeing is the state of being relatively healthy, happy and sane, its no surprise that early career researchers find it hard to maintain. Pressure to achieve can be immense and its all ...
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• Some great reasons for studying at GSM London

  
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  If you are looking to make it in the fast-paced and competitive world of business, then studying for an MBA degree or similar qualification at GSM London could be the best way of fulfilling your ambitions. There are many reasons why enrolling with us can offer you the student experience you have been looking for,... ...
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• Exam warrior songs: music to focus the mind – playlist

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Music critics, journos and students give their recommendations for songs that will pump you up for exams • What songs do you listen to before entering the exam hall? Join in the debate by posting your suggestions in the comments thread If the thought of entering an exam hall sends your legs to jelly, fear not. Weve ...
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• ‘Laptop U’ misses the real story

  
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  Nathan Heller’s terrific New Yorker article Laptop U has been making the rounds in our professional networks. By Tweet and e-mail, photocopy and blog post, many of us are spending some quality time with some of the good folks responsible for bringing higher education to scale. Like most of the colleagues I have ...
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• Annotated bibliography on machine grading of essays, Part 1

  
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  The following annotated bibliography on machine scoring and evaluation of essay-length writing is based on the 2012 published bibliography in the Journal of Writing Assessment 5 (compiled by Richard Haswell, Whitney Donnelly, Vicki Hester, Peggy O’Neill, and Ellen Schendel). The bibliography was compiled by ...
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• Obama, Morehouse College, & His Deadbeat Mom?

  
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  President Barack Obama gave a historic commencement speech at Morehouse College today. If you know anything about anything, you’d know that Obama is America’s first black president; and, that Morehouse College is an all-male, historic black college founded just two years after the American Civil War. As an ...
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• LOL: Mortarboard Message

  
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  Ah, graduation season, when undergrads often decorate their traditional academic regalia.   Kudos to the girl who did this : A Lannister always pays his debts.
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