Results are in from the Faculty Focus survey on Twitter usage and trends among college faculty. The survey of approximately 2,000 higher education professionals found that nearly one-third (30.7 percent) of the 1,958 respondents say they use Twitter in some capacity. More than half, (56.4...
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by Rob Reynolds The current economic crisis is proving to be a game-changer in many industries. Car makers are re-evaluating their new car models and their expectations for sales. Financial.
by Cynthia L. Corritore, Ph.D. Most faculty in higher education tend to teach the way they were taught—I know this is true for me. And like most of my colleagues.
The Allahabad High Court in Uttar Pradesh, India, has directed that 9,000 vacancies in the various affiliated degree colleges in the state be filled within a year. The court has directed the Director Higher Education to ensure that the management or the principals of the...
by Oronte Churm Sam Walton—huckster, billionaire, icon of the self-made movement—is proof that a representative democracy with a market economy permits class movement if you sell enough discounted panties. The.
by Elizabeth J. Carter In a recent poll taken on the AdjunctNation.com website, we asked our visitors to tell us whether they think anti-intellectualism is on the rise. A startling.
The fact is, the professor has all the power and institutional support, not the student or the outside critic. The leftist academic’s role of daring dissident taking on the oppressive establishment is a self-serving lie, for he is the establishment. This article is only available...
by Neelam Kher Humor is a valuable teaching tool for establishing a classroom climate conducive to learning. This article identifies opportunities for incorporating humor in the college classroom, reviews the.
by Susan Walsh Veronikas and Michael F. Shaughnessy From 1993 to 1998, Twigg served as Vice President of Educom, one of the precursors to EDUCAUSE. At Educom, she founded the.
by Evelyn Beck When Burks Oakley logged onto the Web at 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 31st, and learned that two levees had collapsed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, leaving 80 percent of New Orleans underwater, he sprang into action. First he e-mailed his...
