On the agenda – Week 41, 2012
What is on the agenda for higher education stakeholders all over the world? Every week ScienceGuide presents you with a selection of the most important topics and items trending in social media.
Take 1 – Open Courseware
@JHWordsmith: Do students behave better in a digital learning environment?
@thecrimson: With less than two weeks to its Harvard launch, can edX live up to its own hype?
@ocwnews: Anka Mulder, OCWC president: traditional universities should embrace, rather than fear, the move towards online learning
Take 2 – R&D
@OECD_Edu: New Education Working Paper analyses business-driven innovation in education by looking at education-related patents
@Stanford: English Prof. Denise Gigante looks at the power of the book in the 19th century
@BristolUni: Could neuroscience help future football stars reach their full potential?
Take 3 – Internationalization
@ESUtwt: European Commission to Erasmus students: “Don’t panic (yet)!” – but what about the second semester of 2012-2013?
@Uniworldnews: Chile´s higher education spending set to rise dramatically
@NYTimes: Women in China Face Rising University Entry Barriers
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: John Zubizarreta, American teacher of the year 2010: make room for innovative teacher
@ScienceGuideEU: CERN goes Open Access
Meest Gelezen
Wederom intimidatie van journalisten door universiteit, nu in Delft
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Extra geld voor bètafaculteiten is daar nooit terechtgekomen
Raad van State: laat taaltoets nog niet gelden voor hbo-opleidingen
Vrouwen houden universiteit draaiende, maar krijgen daarvoor geen waardering