On the Agenda – Week 20, 2013

Take 1 – MOOC
@DerekBartels: The Next step in MOOCS: $40k reduced to $7k to complete Masters at Georgia Institute of Technology via a MOOC
@TimoKos: Yale, one of the last Ivy League universities not offering MOOCs, joins Coursera
@MariCarmenMar: MOOC Review – University of Amsterdam’s Intro to Communication Science
Take 2 – STEM
@SchleicherEDU: See what British educators have learned in Shanghai about math and science teaching
@URichmond: Why subsidize STEM education?
@OLPC: Sovereignty, Open Source, and Sacred Knowledge: Learning about STEM Education for Indigenous Peoples
Take 3 – HEALTH
@bbceducation neurodegenerative illness, stroke or learning difficulties can be fixed by applying high-frequency electrical noise to the brain.
@AegiSite students eat better and get more exercise on days when they communicate more with their parents
@SciDevNet_ The growth of cities might be a decisive factor in the elimination of malaria.
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: MOOC giant Coursera starts pilot programs with several education publishers to provide students with free e-textbooks
@ScienceGuideEU: Greenpeace Director Kumi Naidoo sees that technology brings unprecedented threats and opportunities at the same time
Meest Gelezen
Internationale studenten Maastricht faliekant tegen verplichte cursus Nederlands
Alleen bèta’s tegen Erkennen en Waarderen
‘Digitalisering slecht voor staf- en studentenwelzijn’
VVD en CDA willen weer terug naar prestatiebekostiging in het hoger onderwijs
“Internationalisering van de universiteit moet geen zelflikkend ijsje worden”
