Curriculum & Instruction
Arizona university founds civility institute
A university in Tucson is seeking to turn the shooting rampage that severely wounded U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords last month into a teachable moment with a new institute promoting civility…
College classrooms replace stages for rock stars
They may fall off the pop charts, some might even lose the muse. But these days old rock stars need not worry about fading away, not when there's a college…
University looks to draw students to STEM education
Arizona State University officials will invite teenagers to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math from experts in those fields. The campus program joins a host of initiatives that could…
Publisher tinkers with Twain
A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is missing something, reports the New York Times.…
Learn HTML5, JavaScript and CSS with Mozilla’s free “School of Webcraft”
Mozilla is getting ready for the January semester of School of Webcraft, a 100% free developer training resource run in partnership with Peer 2 Peer University, Mashable reports. …
University website addresses gender gap in STEM fields
Arizona State University officials aren’t just adding to the reams of research showing a gender gap in the science, technology, education, and math (STEM) fields. They’re confronting the persistent issue…
Over 10 million students now use Google apps for education
Google just announced, there are over 10 million students, staff, faculty and alumni that are actively using Apps for Education, reports ReadWriteWeb…
Despite rumors, MIT OpenCourseWare insists ‘no paywall’
Contrary to erroneous reports, MIT says it has no plans to implement a paywall for its free open courseware, ReadWriteWeb reports. …
Music instruction goes virtual
As online courses spike in popularity across the nation, students are finding that even the most traditional face-to-face courses offer virtual options that are just as thorough as in-person classes—and…
The best college course ever?
Playing the real-time strategy video game StarCraft isn’t just for frittering away afternoons in students' dorm rooms. It’s now for college credit, too.…