By ALAN HOSKINS The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) does not give out grades in its evaluations of college programs.Otherwise Kansas City Kansas Community Coll. 
When the going gets tough, the tough get…innovative. That’s the approach some forward-thinking community college leaders are taking as their institutions set about the task of restocking the nation’s workforce in the face of historic enrollments and severe, if seemingly unending, budget cuts. 
BOISE -- Despite his flashy smile and willingness to help students, it might be fair to say that Sal Khan isn't your average teacher.It also might be fair to say he isn't your average venture capitalist, or your average ex-hedge fund manager. 
Schools see valuable opportunities in moving course evaluations online, but only if they can raise student-participation levels. 
Many people are talking about how to use Pinterest for marketing, but there may be an even more valuable business use for Pinterest. Find out how leaders can use Pinterest as a way of connecting with others and expressing their personalities. 
On May 18th, authors and educators Kathleen C. Sadao, Ed.D. of the Sacramento County Office of Education and Nancy B. Robinson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP of San Francisco State University will address concerns of special education directors, early childhood interventionists and other administrators related to the implementation, uses and benefits of UDL and AT.
"By attending the webinar, participants will learn the basics of UDL implementation and how to incorporate AT tools from the initial phases of classroom design. In addition, presenters will discuss how to apply the AT toolkit concept to specific school and classroom needs, provide examples of how AT tools can provide access to the general education curriculum for students, and help attendees understand the roles of the special educator in promoting the application of AT toolkits for curriculum support." Via Kathleen McClaskey 
ORLANDO, Fla. — The “cloud” is bringing changes to distance education. In the 1990s, emerging software companies were the forerunners in online education, developing proprietary learning management systems (LMS) to serve colleges and jostling for clients. 
The current debate over the student loan interest rates is a perfect example of how crazy our national politics have become. Leaving aside the differences in how Democrats and Republicans would pay for continuing this questionable subsidy, both parties are striving to appeal to students in this election year by keeping interest rates low while ignoring the economic reality that this move will further balloon student debt and could lead to higher tuitions as well. 
Today, a lot of attention and funding is given to STEM programs but the humanities, language acquisition in particular, deserves just as much attention. First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama speak at Fort Stewart about a new executive order that will help ensure all of America's service ...youtube.com... https://semtech.athabascau.ca Learning Analytics- A New Discipline and Linked Data - http:// Dragan Gašević @dgasevic (RT @gsiemens: RT @dgasevic: My Slides "Learning Analytics - A New Discipline and Linked Data" at http://t.co/HWyl0V1Y... Presentation of the paper by Drachsler & Greller on Confidence in Learning Analytics given at LAK12 conference, April 30th 2012, Vancouver, Canada Data and surv (Confidence in #learninganalytics .#LAK12 http://t.co/ROmIrFO7...
Getting (Digital) RespectInside Higher Ed"Institutions and departments should develop written guidelines so that faculty members who create, study, and teach with digital objects; engage in collaborative work; or use technology for pedagogy can be... |
Phoenix, Arizona (May 22, 2012): The National Federation of the Blind, the nation’s leading advocate for the equal education of blind students, and Sebastian Ibanez, a blind student who recently graduated from Mesa Community College, have filed suit (Case No.: CV 12-907-PHX-NVW) against the college and the Maricopa Community College District, alleging discrimination against Mr. Ibanez and other blind students. 
For every high school senior who got one of those... 
Sebastian Thrun, Founder and head of Google X on his online University project called Udacity... 
All education is self-education. Period. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn. 
Web 2.0 Links Via Media Specialist
When I search for "social media guidelines," sans quotes on Google, there are 41,200,000 results. Corporate sites, blog posts, higher education institutions, and more provide a rich amount of social media guideline examples. When I'm out on the road working with schools or conference attendees, I am often asked to provide social media guideline resources. In the spirit of sharing, here are my top picks for social media guidelines that are easily applicable for folks in Student Affairs:
OXFORD, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- A dedicated journal for educational research and developments within management Elsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, is pleased to announce publishing The International Journal of Management Education. 
Rise of online teaching sets a clicking pace for universitiesKnox JournalIn July, he and fellow Stanford professor Peter Norvig invited all comers to enrol in their artificial intelligence course at the Californian university, which they would... 
You've most likely seen that there are more men and women these days heading back again to university and instead of picking well-known private universities, much less Ivy league universities... 
Learning Analytics: Institutional & Research PerspectivesTitle http://t.co/rML6RYRa... 
The Learning Analytics Cycle:Closing the loop effectivelyDoug Clow, Institute of Educational Technology,The Open University, UKSecond International Conference o (Slides for my talk tomorrow on The Learning Analytics Cycle at #lak12 http://t.co/1ZGAs2A1...)... |
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