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A battle at one university is a case study in why higher education is so slow to change

The Hechinger Report

As for graduation rates that weren’t increasing, and dropout rates that didn’t decline, she said, “you have to ask why.”. She cited the Buddhist idea that two seemingly opposite things can coexist — in this case, academic purity and corporate-style accountability. Tuminez paused. “So So that’s what I mean by accountability.”.

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Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

Ask a Tech Teacher

When ready, students can access full-length practice tests as another method to self-assess progress. For example, the National Dropout Prevention Center conducted a year-long study of the Measuring Up program and its impact on student outcomes. For more data, click this link to find a list of academic and case studies.

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The Digital Library’s Best-Kept Secret

Edsurge

UPCEA’s eDesign Collaborative ), I spent hours doing my own personal research on my university’s open access policy and scouring the library website. case studies and articles I had purchased over the years). Overcoming the double-dipping problem requires some additional communication between university departments.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition)

Doug Levin

Tagged on: March 3, 2017 Blended Learning for Quality Higher Education: Selected Case Studies on Implementation from Asia-Pacific | UNESCO Bangkok → A new report presents a framework and self-assessment tool developed to drive, sustain, and scale up blended learning. He gave a speech and devoted 150 words to education and choice.

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