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Finding the best value in online education
Michelle LaBrosse Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementOnline classes can be a great way for busy professionals to pursue their educational goals while balancing a full-time job and other responsibilities. They can also, unfortunately, be a big waste of time and money. Many online classes are little more than a slideshow presentation with a quiz at the end — an uninspiring format that does little to help students learn.
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A university’s role in educating our future leaders
Linchi Kwok EducationIn April, I raised a question and discussed the topic of "What makes a great professor these days?" Later, I attended two events at Cal Poly Pomona, which pushed me to think even deeper. One event was the board of advisors meeting at the Collins College of Hospitality Management, where I exchanged ideas with the board members about our college's curricular plan. The other event was the annual PolyTeach Conference, in which Diana Oblinger, president emeritus of EDUCAUSE, conducted a keynote presentation.
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Chunking with emergent bilinguals: The size and shape of things to come
David Irwin EducationWhen you see a great movie with friends, what is the first thing you do afterward? Most people will break into animated conversation about the places where the plot shifted, or great moments of acting or action. If we see a sports event with friends, we'll talk about the great plays, whether a certain player was or wasn't playing up to expectations, how the team is doing in the standings. Spending a great day with family at a theme park generates stories for days to come.
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Redesigning K-12 education — the Harvard way
Bambi Majumdar EducationA Pew Research Center analysis in 2015 showed how international students have steadily outpaced Americans students, especially in STEM degrees. There is also a growing knowledge gap among students within the country that is detrimental to indigenous progress.
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Policy in practice: Personalized learning and students with disabilities
Brian Stack EducationOn Wednesday in a media room on the ninth floor of the Alliance for Excellent Education office in Washington, D.C., National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) Executive Director James Wendorf was excited to announce the release of a new report entitled "Personalized Learning: Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities." I was fortunate enough to be part of this event, which was held in front of a live audience and was also broadcast online to an estimated 1,400 participants.
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Analyzing the social brain
Dorothy L. Tengler Science & TechnologyIn 2010, medical researchers uncovered a wiring diagram that shows how the brain pays attention to visual, cognitive, sensory and motor cues. The study was the first of its kind to show how the brain switches attention from one feature to the next.
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Puzzling for learning: A crossed stick, a cross tick, acrostic
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationTruchman. Yerk. Psittaceous. Florilegium. For years, Wordsmith.org has sent a delicious linguistic nugget from "A Word a Day" in each of my weekday emails. And one of these emails recently gave me a great idea for a word game to use in the ESL classroom.
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These Google features can help level the playing field
Savanna Flakes EducationTechnology has the potential to level the playing field for students with disabilities, English language learners and students who struggle to access core content. However, assistive technology can also be so overwhelming and costly, and feel impossible to integrate into the curriculum.
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Classroom decorations should motivate, then educate
Kelly Sharp EducationLook to your left, then look to your right. If you saw an inspirational sign on each side, you are most likely in a teacher's classroom. Classroom walls that were once filled with equations and historical facts now include more motivational phrases than ever.
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Infographic: Understanding self-harm
Beth Sloan Mental HealthcareThe concept of self-harm is alarming, particularly since 90 percent of those who are engaging in self-harm are adolescents or younger. It's estimated that 38 percent of young adults and adolescents are participating in self-harm, and 40 percent of college students admit to doing it over the age of 17.
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