Tag: Edtech
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A winning formula: how to pick the best teachers
John Hattie, University of Melbourne and Terry Bowles, University of Melbourne It’s one of those debates that has seemingly gone on forever. All the way back ... -
Here’s how minority job seekers battle bias in the hiring process
David S. Pedulla, University of Texas at Austin and Devah Pager, Harvard University Discrimination in the hiring process has limited the opportunities available to both racial ... -
While rethinking admissions process, consider creativity
James C. Kaufman, University of Connecticut The Turning the Tide report released last week by the Harvard Graduate School of Education has colleges and universities across ... -
Should college and high school diplomas be earned together?
The term “college prep” as it relates to high school paths has a different meaning than when I was a teenager. The high school courses that ... -
Why scholars emphasize the need for affirmative action
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, during oral arguments in the affirmative action case, Fisher v University of Texas, on Wednesday, December 9, ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...