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What is Education?
This is a discussion taking place at every level of education. As more and more students are focusing on what they perceive as “career” relevant coursework, a challenge to the very concept of a broad...
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Kansas House Votes for Concealed Weapons on Campus
The Kansas House of Representatives voted Wednesday to allow anyone in the state with a license to carry a concealed weapon to bring the weapon on campuses
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The Grade Bully
What do I do about a student who is hounding me about her grade? She has crossed the line and is literally harassing me about a class that has already finished. What do I do?
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Death by PowerPoint
Does using PowerPoint dumb down the content of what we are teaching?
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Do You Know This Man?
The State Board of Education in Texas has removed Thomas Jefferson from the history curriculum. Why should we care about something that is happening in Texas?
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Wal Mart University
Wal Mart, infamous for badly treating its employees, announced that it will offer its workers college degrees in collaboration with American Public University.
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Prestigious Degree? Maybe Not!
Many “prestigious” colleges are outsourcing their online programs. Students enroll in a program at a well known, legitimate college and have no idea that their degree is coming from somewhere else...
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My Top Ten Movies About Teaching
If you want a little inspiration, why not check out one of these great movies about teaching.
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Is Technology Making Us Dumber?
Nicolas Carr has made quite a name for himself trying to take down technology. Among his books are, IT Doesn’t Matter, IS Google Making us Stupid? and now, The Shallows, which argues that technology is...
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The Value of Education
I am troubled at the way education is being defined. That is: good education = ability to earn big bucks.
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Giving Thanks
Busy, busy, busy. Halloween feels like one slippery slope straight to Christmas. Poor Thanksgiving, Christmas’ shabby cousin, is sitting all alone in the dust at the side of the road.
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Teaching in the Age of Google
We keep hearing that the “education bubble” is about to burst. Are we moving with the times?
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The New Instructor
Student and teacher must both approach the classroom with an entirely new mindset.
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Student 2.0
Creating web-based content also allow students to share what they have created with other students and, in fact, the world.
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O Brave New World
We all know that education is not immune to the earth shattering effects of new technologies. Sometimes it feels like were struggling just to keep up.
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Questions on Technology
With all the new, incredible tools, it sometimes feels like a candy store. It's hard to decide what glittery new thing we should be using.
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7 Things you Should Know About . . . Everything!
Published by Educause, this is a series of short, informative articles on new education based technologies. Short enough to read over a cup of coffee, each article tackles a specific new technology or...
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The Future of Education
From the Online Teaching Conference I was so inspired when I attended the online teaching conference over last quarter’s break. This keynote address, particularly, gave me a wonderful overview and new...
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