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Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2012: The Platforming of Education

Part 8 in my look back at the top trends in ed-tech this year. This one examines what I'm calling the "platforming of educaiton."
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English Faculty Jobs Abroad

English teaching jobs may be hard to come by in the U.S., but many can be found elsewhere -- and Anna Faktorovich offers advice on how to get them.
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Defining Learning Expectations

Historians and other academics are, contrary to what you may hear from critics of academe, working to define specific student outcomes and to promote accountability, writes Anne Hyde.
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Andy Bernard’s Cornell

As "The Office" prepares to end its long run, Mark Drozdowski looks at how Cornell University will cope with the departure of one of its most famous faux alumni.
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And Now For Something Completely Different

Mayan predictions for the end of the world aside, the years ahead are likely to be quite different for higher education than the past 100 years. As our holiday gift to you, we have put together this anthem for the end of higher education as we know it.
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Holiday Fragments

If you can read this, the world didn’t end. So there’s that.
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GradHacker Gift Guide: Personal

On our last day of holiday gift guide posts we are suggesting some good personal buys to help your grad student survive. Grad school isn't just about work; it's still life. So here are some suggestions to make life easier!
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The 11 Best Nonfiction Books of 2012

2012 was a great year for concise nonfiction books due to the growth of platforms such as Kindle Singles, TED Books, and Atavist books. I suspect that we will be seeing many more concise nonfiction e-books come out in 2013.