Ending the ‘tyranny of the lecture’
Speaking at an ed-tech conference July 27, Harvard professor Eric Mazur explained how he uses “peer instruction” to help his students engage in deeper learning than traditional lectures…
Month: July 2011
Conservative group, student team up to stop union drive at UM
The Mackinac Center for Public Policy and a University of Michigan graduate student research assistant filed a complaint today with the Michigan Empoyment Relations Commission, hoping to block…
9th-graders to get early try at campus life
There’s a new experiment to get Prince George’s County, Md. high school students ready for higher education: sending them straight to college, The Washington Post reports.
Microsoft Store to open opposite Apple Store near college hotspot
Microsoft confirmed on Facebook last night that it is planning to open a retail store in the University Village in Seattle, ZDNet reports.
‘Sex vs. Textbooks’ survey doesn’t jibe with student preferences
One in four college students said in a recent survey that they’d give up sex for a year if it meant never again having to carry textbooks around…
Would-be grad students face longer, revised GRE
Graduate school applicants will soon face a new hurdle in their bids for admission: a longer and revamped GRE that test administrators say more accurately assesses the skills…
29 universities seek high-speed networks
The University of Missouri announced Wednesday that is joining an effort by some of the country's top colleges to build "ultra" high-speed data networks in their local communities.
College students would give up sex to not lug textbooks
Many college students would go to great lengths to avoid carrying textbooks, with some even willing to give up sex and dating for a year, according to a…
High school students get learning experience on college campus
There’s a new experiment to get Prince George’s County high school students ready for higher education: sending them straight to college, the Washington Post reports.
For-profit college chain in Kentucky accused of cheating students out of financial aid
The Kentucky Attorney General filed suit Wednesday against a chain of for-profit colleges in the state, claiming that administrators at Daymar Colleges have consistently deceived students by making…