Content written by Steven Johnson and published by The Chronicle of Higher Education on 10 May 19. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As public colleges face mounting skepticism and wavering enrollments, they’ve sought to please many constituencies at once: Serve their communities. Lure more students. Keep professors happy with prestigious research opportunities. Many, … [Read more...]
How Colleges Use 6-Word Stories About Race as a Teaching Tool
Content written by Beckie Supiano and published by The Chronicle of Higher Education. MBA News Digest Comment: 6-Word Stories that focus on race and other topics may be useful teaching tools in GME programs. Extracted Content: Reading candid messages from students, professors, staff members, and people from the community about their experience with race, Chinery said, can be uncomfortable. … [Read more...]
How to prevent plagiarism and other forms of cheating
Content written by Matt Zalaznick and published by University Business. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: To prevent plagiarism and other types of academic dishonesty, colleges and universities can work with technology that analyzes writing styles and verifies identities. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]
Pathways to reform [Education in America]
Content written by Kanoe Namahoe and Sean McMahon and published by SmartBrief. MBA News Digest Comment: Five recommendations are discussed. Most, if not all can apply to GME programs. Extracted Content: What will it take to reform K-12 education in America? Government initiatives, including Goals 2000 and No Child Left Behind, have generated little progress. Education Week gave the American … [Read more...]
‘The Adjunct Underclass’ Review: Teachable Moments
Content written by Barton Swaim and published by The Wall Street Journal. MBA News Digest Comment: Book review of The Adjunct Underclass - by Herb Childress Extracted Content: College teaching has become a pickup job, like driving for Uber, for small stipends and little or no guarantee of permanence. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]
Students Fall for Misinformation Online. Is Teaching Them to Read Like Fact Checkers the Solution?
Content written by Beckie Supiano and published by The Chronicle of Higher Education. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Traditional-age students are digital natives. Professors are trained researchers. Neither of those qualities, though, prevents people from falling for misinformation online. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]