Students in India may Earn Credits Towards a Master of Computer Applications Degree Through Saylor.org/Sinhgad Institute of Management and Computer Application (SIMCA) Partnership With the launching of this partnership, students who live in India, can earn credit towards a Master of Computer Applications degree from the Sinhgad Institute of Management and Computer Application by passing […]
The U.S. PIRG Education Fund and The Student PIRGs yesterday released a report on “Fixing the Broken Textbook Market”, based on a survey of students on 150 college campuses. Among the report’s findings: Students will risk poor grades rather than purchase assigned textbooks The price of textbooks can produce a “ripple effect” on a student’s […]
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This blog has been pretty quiet lately — our apologies (or maybe “you’re welcome”…take your pick). Last week was “Copyright Week“, at least according to some; despite being late to the party, we wanted to say thanks to JD Hancock for thanking us for our editing and re-using his photo. For free. Without asking. We […]
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, combining the ages-old tradition of an Autumn harvest festival with the ages-old good habit of remembering a sense of gratitude, of wonder, of kindness, of hope. In keeping with the family-and-friends tradition of recounting things for which we are grateful, we put together our “Thanksgiving Special” episode […]
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This week’s favorite news circles around the education mot du jour * “grit”, or a sense of tenacity or stick-to-it-iveness (another invention) needed to succeed. Whether it’s addressing the interventions needed to help transfer students stay enrolled, a French entrepreneur going against the grain with a new higher education model, or parents fighting for access […]