Monthly Archives: January 2016
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Why HBCUs need alumni more than graduates (and financial literacy, too)
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Online students need more face-to-face time, not less
Shanna Smith Jaggars, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University and Thomas Bailey, Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University Higher education, we’re told, ... -
Students aren’t customers…or are they?
Geoff Sharrock, University of Melbourne With the rise of mass higher learning, tight public funding and intense competition for students, universities are often encouraged to see ... -
The 3 Steps to Winning the Right Teaching Position for You
In order to secure a teaching position in a public school, you must be licensed and certified to do so. There are different types of teaching ... -
6 Saddening Facts about Childhood Obesity and Unhealthy Body Image
The rate of obesity among children is skyrocketing—and this is something to worry about. After all, as you might expect, obese children are at a higher ... -
Why teachers’ support is vital to blended learning success
A guest post by Don Brown Blended learning provides today’s students with some control over their own learning paths. By combining elements of a traditional classroom with ... -
Tales2go passes 5,000 titles, introduces new logo and website
The Tales2go audio book catalog now surpasses 5,000 titles, comprising over 9,000 hours of content, spanning both fiction and non-fiction. Bethesda, MD – Tales2go Inc. announces ... -
Diverse Conversations: Recruiting a Diverse Student Population
Diversity is immensely valuable to any higher education institution. Not all universities and colleges, though, are successful or even aware of how to go about recruiting ... -
Is an online education really that cheap?
According to U.S. News and World Report, online higher education options aren’t necessarily cheaper than the traditional brick-and-mortar schools. The report attempts to “debunk” the myths surrounding ... -
The Call to Teach: The Role of Technology
As far back as 2004, the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, or NCATE, outlined technology standards to help support educators in the classroom ...