[a tip o’ the hat to Josh McIntosh]
A Norwegian professor posts videos on the platform, even though it deletes them after 24 hours.
Source: How Academics Can Use Snapchat to Share Their Research – The Chronicle of Higher Education
As the Spring semester is drawing to a close, and me and my students are staggering moving closer to the finish line, I’ve witnessed some serious cases of the fuck-its break out, and spread l…
Source: What To Do When Discussion Dies | The Tattooed Professor
Highlights from the recent NCES report.
An animated look at the history of zero.
Two recent reports on a Stanford Noble Laureate’s efforts to change how undergraduate science education struck a nerve with many of you.
Source: Listeners Got Active About Our Active Learning Stories : NPR Ed : NPR
Advice for corralling those digital files.
Source: Organize Your Computer With Help From an Archivist | GradHacker
The gender wage gap among 2016 graduates has increased, as men make about $4 more an hour than women, according to Economic Policy Institute study
Source: College-educated women earn $8,000 less a year than men as gap widens | Business | The Guardian
Faculty often don’t feel equipped to handle difficult conversations with students. Whether planned or unplanned, these conversations can serve as powerful learning opportunities.
Source: Seven Bricks to Lay the Foundation for Productive Difficult Dialogues – Faculty Focus
After completing the assigned reading, students take a short online quiz that must be completed before class. Their answers help guide that day’s lesson.
Source: Active Learning: Surmounting the Challenges in a Large Class
In the past five years, the enrollment of international students in undergraduate programs has risen 37 percent, approaching 400,000 students, and each year, I get to see hundreds of international students growing from the high-impact resources of my liberal arts campus. This is what it takes to build tomorrow’s global citizens.
Source: How International Students Benefit From Going To College In America – Forbes
