On the agenda, week 34 – 2013

Take 1 – Open Educational Resources
@timeshighered: The feminist alternative to the Mooc is the ‘Docc’.
@heleenmills: Want to start making a Mooc but don’t know how? University of Liverpool publishes a manual.
@cgreen: A challenging question on Moocs – the one about the business case – is tentatively answered by dr. Cable Green.
Take 2 – Food
@SPIEGEL_Wissen: Prehistoric man already used garlic and other spices to flavor his food.
@research_uk: Gastric bypass surgery for obesity not only changes the gut, but also the brain’s response to food.
@topsciencenews: Nagging your mother for food? If you’re a burying beetle larvae you might get eaten as a punishment.
Take 3 – US
@arneduncan: Arne Duncan shares President Obama’s plan to make college more affordable.
@GlobalChronicle: Chinese applications for American universities declined with 3 per cent.
@ICTScoop: most Americans oppose free education for children of illegal immigrants.
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: The tipping point for Open Access is nearing much faster than expected.
@ScienceGuideEU: Rector Rentier of the University of Liège calls Shanghai rankings ‘absurd’, and this has nothing to do with ULg’s own position.
Meest Gelezen
Bekostiging per student in het hbo en wo gaat dalen
De student als consument maakt vrouwelijke docenten extra kwetsbaar
Dijkgraaf wil zijn waaier doortrekken naar het onderzoek in het hbo en mbo
NS onderzoekt financiële prikkels om studenten uit de spits te weren
Fel debat over internationalisering tekent zich af in hoger onderwijs
