Romney calls for smaller federal role in education
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has offered a program of education policy goals that calls for a smaller federal role in both K-12 and higher education, modifying but…
Education is a public good, not a commodity
Education is the great equalizer, the bedrock of the American Dream. Despite the highest levels of income disparity since the Great Depression, at a time when the personal…
The role of smartpens in the flipped classroom
When I decided to flip my classroom last year, I was faced with the challenge of engaging both my already highly-motivated students, and those who were slightly less…
Opinion: Charging for knowledge is antiquated
A campus technologist says the free distribution of knowledge has the potential to dramatically improve lives and economies, as the world is on the threshold of a global…
Social media saves money, boosts efficiency for college recruiters
It’s no secret that teenagers today practically live online—so online is where college recruiters should go to find potential students, reveals a study about increased social media use…
Delaware bans colleges from requiring students’ social media passwords
Should a university be able to edit a student’s Facebook profile or check his private tweets? Absolutely not, said the Delaware state legislature, as it recently passed the…
Viewpoint: Thinking outside the book
eTextbooks already have triggered what is shaping up to be a seismic upheaval in the way we think about academic course material. Digital materials offer highly mobile, on-demand…
How UF uses social media, videos to engage stakeholders
Social media managers should continually ask Twitter and Facebook followers what they'd like to see, treating the platforms as free market research that could pay off in a…
The pitfalls of chasing Klout in higher education
As tempting as it might be to have one super metric that allows you to go to your bosses and show how successful your brilliant social media strategy…
Admissions officials: Students shouldn’t bank on application gimmicks
College applicants shouldn’t rely on a viral YouTube video to spring them from the confines of a university’s lengthy wait list, admissions officials say—despite the success of one…