News goes viral within minutes after a story's gone public. For instance, some blame the David Brooks column and a handful of WSJ articles for firing abruptly University of Virginia's (ex-)president, Teresa Sullivan, last June. But the university's rectors said it was Sullivan's slow reaction to online education that caused her the job. According to … Continue reading The Future is Now.
Georgia Tech to Offer First MOOC-like Online Master’s Degree in Computer Science
Despite the on-going rage about the pitfalls of MOOCs, Georgia Institute of Technology has decided to be the forerunner in reshaping the future of higher education. At an unusually low cost - below $7,000 - Georgia Tech announced Tuesday that it will offer an Online Master of Science (OMS) degree in Computer Science via a … Continue reading Georgia Tech to Offer First MOOC-like Online Master’s Degree in Computer Science
Harvard Facilitates Debate Over MOOCs
The MOOC Mania continues as recent statements made at American, Duke, and San Jose State Universities question the pedagogical values of massive open online courses. The following are a mix of praises and disproving remarks on MOOCs made at the Harvard forum:"Everyone wants to produce it. Everyone wants to consume it," said Frances X. Frei, … Continue reading Harvard Facilitates Debate Over MOOCs
Blogging for Social Change
College is a time when students are given the opportunity to learn more about the world around them. While attending classes and participating in various service-learning activities, students are exposed to diverse environments and are forced to interact with people who come from different background. It is during their college career that students begin to … Continue reading Blogging for Social Change
Blogging as Personal Branding
For those of us who have been in the blogging cycle long enough, we have seen evolving trends around the blogosphere and how some writers have shifted from journaling their daily routine to developing content for professional disciplines. When I first started blogging in 2006, I was writing mainly about my life and treated my … Continue reading Blogging as Personal Branding
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