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Seeking Rigor in Study Abroad
At annual gathering of study abroad administrators, speakers describe a need for programs guided by more clearly defined learning outcomes.
The Pulse: Handwriting and Voice Capture
This month's edition of The Pulse podcast examines various services that instructors can use to capture their handwriting or voice to embed into learning modules for the flipped classroom or massive open online courses.
Three's Company
Stanford University, birthplace of two MOOC companies, decides to work with a nonprofit started by MIT and Harvard.
'I Was Doing My Job'
Deandre Poole, the instructor whose Florida Atlantic U. class exercise involving the word "Jesus" led to death threats and demands that he be fired, offers his first interview on what happened that day, on his faith and on academic freedom.
Opinion
That Old Chalkboard Mojo
There are important elements of teaching for which PowerPoint is only of minimal help, writes Christopher Conway.
He Didn't Say 'Stomp on Jesus'
The professor who created the exercise that has caused an uproar in Florida says that it is not anti-religion and has been widely misconstrued.
Beyond the Credit Hour
The U.S. Department of Education encourages colleges and accreditors to move forward on competency-based education programs that don't rely on the credit hour.
The Lure of Lore
Company established by founder of Princeton Review buys nascent e-learning platform, as part of plan to help colleges use technology to lower tuition.