Stanford study says MRI scans can predict outcome of math tutoring
When it comes to math, MRIs may be better than IQs -- and even past math scores -- at showing whether a tutor can help a child master…
Month: April 2013
How online education saves everyone money
Three times a week, 15 weeks a semester, you can expect to see Sandra DeSousa teaching a room of 150 to 250 students the math they should have…
How MIT became the most important university in the world
Last November, with great fanfare, Harvard celebrated the opening of its sparkling new $20 million Innovation Lab, Boston Magazine reports.
BU student dies in Allston fire
The BU student who died in an Allston fire early Sunday morning has been identified as Binland Lee (CAS’13), a senior who was studying marine science, BU Today…
FSR’s FLEX-LT Delivers Ultimate Control For Harmony Elementary School
SYSTEM ALLOWS STAFF TO CONTROL ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES FROM ONE CONTROL UNIT Monroe, GA – FSR, a manufacturer of connectivity ... Read more
For a piano teacher on Skype, lessons in the key of see
Talc Tolchin ducks into the music studio he built behind his Marin County cottage, where the sun filters through a towering redwood tree and his daughter has dotted…
Exploring the ‘dark side’ of MOOCs
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are the latest higher-education trend to capture attention, but not everyone is convinced that MOOCs are the solution to accessible post-secondary education. A…
Qatar university installs robotic receptionist
A Qatar university has installed a robotic receptionist, which talks in English and Arabic, and which will soon be able to read human facial expressions when new upgrades…
Opinion: Education demands tech upgrade
Technology has changed lives in a number of meaningful ways. It has unleashed a great transformation that has allowed access to information and services through a swipe or…
Frank Luntz University Of Pennsylvania scholarship to end after leaked comments
Top Republican strategist and pollster Frank Luntz decided not to renew a University of Pennsylvania scholarship for students to travel to Washington, D.C. after a student secretly taped…