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The Pulse: DIY Podcasting
This month's edition of our monthly technology podcast examines how to use podcasts to improve teaching and learning.
Mixed Signals
In two separate analyses, researchers cast doubt about claims made by Purdue on the impact of its early-warning system on retention.
'Read a Book for God's Sake'
Have you ever wished you could tell a student what you really think? One professor recently did so, and regrets the way he did it (if not the substance).
Time to Change the Rules?
Congress starts getting specific about higher education policy changes, with calls for deregulation and the expansion of competency-based education.
Still in Favor of the Flip
Despite a seemingly critical new study, the debate about flipping the classroom still tends to favor those in support.
Opinion
Professional Development, at Fenway
Wick Sloane teaches community college students to write essays to transfer to universities. To set an example of "show, don't tell," he surveys the scene at a World Series game.
Don't Call It a Course
Freed from the confines of classrooms, lectures and semesters, online education providers are increasingly using the term "learning experience."
Staying Relevant
At a conference on sustainable scholarship, faculty members, librarians and publishers take turns to explain why their positions won't be rendered obsolete by technology.