A couple weeks ago, we mentioned a recent poll by Gallup and the Lumina Foundation on what Americans want from higher education. Today, our own Marissa shares her thoughts. – Ed. Is higher education still valuable? Should the current accrediting system change? Is tuition too expensive? The American general public seems to think so. According […]
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Monday Morning Digest: Ch-Ch-Changes in Ed. tech.
Good Morning, and happy Monday! For this week, we look at how educational technology has changed. Some can be good and some can, well, some can still be under debate. As new ideas and innovations come into being it is often helpful to take a bird’s eye view of it all. We start off today […]
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Monday Morning Digest: 3 A’s of Education
Good Morning and a belated Happy Presidents’ Day to those in the states! Have you ever heard of the 3 R’s? Well, this week we have the 3 A’s for Education: Access, Affordability and Accreditation. Education isn’t always fully available to all. Many times money can stand in the way, or even a lack of […]
Monday Morning Digest: Quality is a Never-Ending Quest
Good Morning! We hope that your Monday morning is bright and sunny (and not, e.g., post-blizzardy). For this week, we look at the quality and value of getting a higher education. Recently, this quest has led to questions of what should count for credit. Some universities continue to add MOOCs (some accredited) to their repertoire, […]
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Monday Morning Digest: the Future of Technology is Now?
Good morning! So here we are, already in the first week of February. And as time continues to fly so does the the evolution of technology. Thomas Friedman once claimed, “The future is now.” One sign of this future is today’s digital textbooks. Some university librarians, many students, and even the US Dept. of State […]
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