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Today, these institutions welcome scores of underprepared students who often have no idea how they ended up behind. 
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Who should have the ultimate say over school policies pertaining to trans youth?
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College officials blame drinks such as Red Bull and 5-Hour ENERGY for contributing to "problematic behavior," including alcohol abuse and risky sex.
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Raul Pacheco-Vega offers six tips on how to keep the words flowing and hit your deadlines
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People from the richest quarter of the population outnumber those from the poorest quarter by almost 25 to one at the nation’s most selective institutions.
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The Shadow a Student Challenge gives educators insight into what teens experience in school.
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For #uomoweek we asked members of our #uomalumni community what advice they wish they'd been given when they started at @unimelb...
Peter Mellow's insight:
Some great advice to students (from past students!) in these tweets!
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One way to gauge how post-secondary education is evolving is by determining to what extent institutions are adopting a learning-centered focus. Evidence of this abounds--and two still fairly recent developments in this area are digital badging and integrated student advising systems.
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The latest Pew data shows a universal trend: Adults younger than 34 are far more likely than older generations to own smartphones and use the Internet.
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Sweltering Massey High School students have launched a revolt over the school's new uniform, which bans shorts and knee-length skirts and requires students to wear ties and blazers - New Zealand Herald
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The University of Greenwich apologises after it published personal details about hundreds of its students.
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Last semester, I ceded control of class to my students. I didn’t just give them room to speak. I asked them to design the syllabus, the assignments and even the grading rubrics.
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The current system for gaining entry to elite colleges discourages unique passions and deems many talented students ineligible.
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Families spend an average of $24,000 a year on college, but many don’t take advantage of federal tax credits and deductions to help lower the cost.
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A new large-scale study took an in-depth look at persistence and engagement in Massive Open Online Courses.
elearning at eCampus ULg's curator insight,
February 27, 2016 4:57 AM
Drop-out is (too much?) at the center of most of the discussions around MOOCs, this study propose a nice look at persistence and engagement ... but are these variable measured and compared in accordance with the behavioural committement from learner at the start of the MOOC ?
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The blogger (back row, second from right) joined discussions with several university students in India. A few months ago, I met with over 100 undergraduate and graduate students at seven different technical institutions in the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka, as part of the Government of India – World Bank supported Technical Education Quality Improvement Program (TEQIP II). It took a bit of time for all of us to feel comfortable – how awkward can it get when you are summoned to participate in a meeting with a guest visitor? But, ultimately, we were able to talk freely and even joke a bit.
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The government has ordered universities to focus on this underrepresented group, but ministers simply don’t understand them
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Colleges are introducing system-wide changes to help prepare students tinker, pursue their own interests and, in some cases, earn salaries as a part of their
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The Federal Communications Commission is expected to vote soon on a plan that could add subsidies for broadband Internet services in low-income homes.
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Readify is ready to do its bit for the cause when it comes to tackling the skills shortage in the IT sector: the Melbourne-based software developer has launched a new two-year graduate program.
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Find workshops and resources from The Learning Centre to get you through that assignment or lift your marks to the next level.
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Academics are struggling under increasing workloads, but what does this mean for the students they teach?
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Virtual reality and other innovations are helping international students and colleges tell whether they're a good fit.
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So why did you choose that arts degree at university? Was it because you were fascinated by philosophy? Did you have a passion for studying the history of art? Maybe you felt it would be intellectually fulfilling to spend three years reading English literature. Or maybe it was none of those things. Perhaps you were actually trying to “signal your virtue” – to demonstrate your social superiority by picking a fancy-sounding, but useless, degree.
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