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On the territorial dimensions of MOOCs
To what degree have the territorial dimensions of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) been made visible? Remarkably little, I would argue.
African Higher Education Challenges: Economics and Research
If one looks around the world, the region perhaps least served by relevant research and analysis of higher education is sub-Saharan Africa.
From Classroom to Career
As institutions examine the challenges to the liberal arts, how do they respond? Are institutions that move in the direction of offering a more career-oriented curriculum abandoning the liberal arts? How might institutions stay true to the liberal arts while acknowledging the genuine needs of students to be career-ready?
How to Handle 'In Process' Work
When your work is under review (but not published or maybe even accepted), can you include it on a C.V.? To do so, you must be honest and consistent, writes Nate Kreuter.
Profs and Preschool Teachers
Faculty members have more to learn than they might expect from those who work with the youngest students, writes David L. Kirp.
Zuckerberg as Example? Really?
This just in: well-connected rich white kids who drop out of Princeton can still do well in life, and the New York Times is ON IT.
Learning Disabilities and Academia: The Untold Story
I have a learning disability and it is something that is generally (almost never) spoken about. I have chosen to keep it a secret because I have had bad experiences growing up sharing this part of myself. A couple years ago, I thought I was ready to share this information and had even considered focusing my dissertation on students with learning disabilities in academia, but ended up not feeling ready.