Written by: Shawna Cassick Published by: Campus Technology MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The faculty development unit of Penn State World Campus was created in 2008 with the goal of getting faculty members to take the one and only course we offered at the time: Essentials of Online Teaching, or OL 2000. But as Penn State's online offerings have expanded over the … [Read more...]
When the A.I. Professor Leaves, Students Suffer, Study Says
Written by: Cade Metz Published by: New York Times MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: For years, big tech companies have used huge salaries, bonuses and stock packages to lure artificial intelligence experts out of academia. Now, a study released on Friday says that migration has hurt the post-college prospects of students. The study, the first of its kind, was conducted by … [Read more...]
The use and usefulness of academic research: An EMBA perspective
Written by: Basil Tucker, Vicki Waye and Susan Freeman Published by: The International Journal of Management Education available online. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Based on perceptions of 47 practicing managers enrolled in accounting, law and international business courses within an Australian Executive MBA program, our findings suggest that the nature of the ‘gaps’ … [Read more...]
Google’s ‘Assignments’ tool flags plagiarism and missing sources
Written by: Amrita Khalid Published by: Engadget MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Google is setting out to make plagiarism harder than ever. The search giant today announced the launch of Assignments, a new grading software for higher education instructors who use G Suite for Education. Formerly known as Coursework, Assignments will allow instructors to create, assign and … [Read more...]
The MBA tutor clowning around in the name of business education
Written by: Jonathan Moules Published by: Financial Times MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Professor hopes his Edinburgh show will help him teach students greater emotional and social intelligence. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]
The business model of research is winner-take-all. Is it killing higher ed?
Written by: Alana Dunagan Published by: Christensen Institute MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As Michael B. Horn, Clayton M. Christensen, Louis Soares, and Louis Caldera first argued in Disrupting College nearly a decade ago, higher education has conflated multiple businesses. Simply put, the business model of knowledge creation (research) coexists with the business model … [Read more...]