From Evernote: Competency-based education’s newest form creates promise and questions | Inside Higher Ed Clipped from: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/22/competency-based-educations-newest-form-creates-promise-and-questions Earlier this year Capella University and the new College for America began enrolling hundreds of students in academic programs without courses, teaching professors,… Read more ›
From Evernote: Australia ‘most expensive’ for overseas students | News | Times Higher Education Clipped from: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/australia-most-expensive-for-overseas-students/2006492.article Australia ‘most expensive’ for overseas students 13 August 2013 | By David Matthews Australia is the most expensive place in the world to… Read more ›
From Evernote: Essay on how to be a good faculty mentor to junior professors | Inside Higher Ed Clipped from: http://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2013/08/12/essay-how-be-good-faculty-mentor-junior-professors “Transformative,” “career-changing” and “life-altering.” I’m curious: Are these words that tenure-track faculty members in your department use to describe… Read more ›
Clipped from: https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/video-phd-surgery-with-tara-brabazon/2006473.article Welcome to the Times Higher Education PhD surgery with Tara Brabazon, professor of education at Charles Sturt University, Australia. An expert on doctorial education, Professor Brabazon’s articles for THE, including 10 truths a PhD supervisor will never tell… Read more ›
From Evernote: Study finds choice of major most influenced by quality of intro professor | Inside Higher Ed Clipped from: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/12/study-finds-choice-major-most-influenced-quality-intro-professor NEW YORK — Why are some majors more popular than others with undergraduates? Is it the perception that they… Read more ›
From Evernote: Opinion: Work is where the heart is | Opinion | Times Higher Education Clipped from: http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/opinion/opinion-work-is-where-the-heart-is/2006261.article Opinion: Work is where the heart is 8 August 2013 For academics, greater well-being doesn’t stem from spending more time at… Read more ›
From Evernote: Northern Arizona University’s new competency-based degrees and transcripts | Inside Higher Ed Clipped from: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/08/09/northern-arizona-universitys-new-competency-based-degrees-and-transcripts Students who enroll in a new competency-based program at Northern Arizona University will earn a second transcript, which will describe their proficiency in… Read more ›
From Evernote: Essay on the MOOC debate and what really matters about teaching | Inside Higher Ed Clipped from: http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/08/06/essay-mooc-debate-and-what-really-matters-about-teaching Giving college credit for a massive open online course will devalue degrees, but the moment I write that, a voice… Read more ›
From Evernote: For Public Colleges, the Best Tuition Is No Tuition – Commentary – The Chronicle of Higher Education Clipped from: http://chronicle.com/article/For-Public-Colleges-the-Best/140623?cid=megamenu August 5, 2013 For Public Colleges, the Best Tuition Is No Tuition By Robert Samuels In the 1960s,… Read more ›
From Evernote: Attack on Religion Scholar Puts His Book on Jesus in the Spotlight – Research – The Chronicle of Higher Education Clipped from: http://chronicle.com/article/Attack-on-Religion-Scholar/140821/ August 1, 2013 Attack on Religion Scholar Puts His Book on Jesus in the Spotlight… Read more ›
