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Hello readers,
Today, nine universities announced a collaboration to create a global infrastructure for digital academic credentials; we hear that college graduates can't find meaning in their jobs, discover why eSports are attracting the attention of universities, tell you about the Scully Effect, and why mobile libraries are still relevant.
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Nine leading universities announced today that they have formed the Digital Credentials collaboration to create a trusted, distributed, and shared infrastructure standard for issuing, storing, displaying, and verifying academic credentials.
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A study reveals that more than half of college graduates can’t find the purpose in the tasks they perform in their jobs. There is a disconnection between the wishes of professionals and the objectives of employers.
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As an extracurricular activity, eSports are not that different from traditional sports, but the economic growth they had in the last decade sets them apart, and universities are taking notice of that.
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Although there is a high demand for workers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), women are vastly underrepresented in this area. The lack of female presence in the workforce can be damaging to future generations of girls.
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Service-learning is a pedagogical approach in which students learn while carrying out community activities. Learn from a teacher's experience and the challenges you must take into account for a successful implementation in your courses.
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While digital content gives availability on demand, mobile libraries are the ones who go the distance to create the habit of reading, as well as educational communities that provide context and value to the information that comes from books.
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Online content and digital conversations set the perfect storm for quick use of language, and it’s filled with errors. We need new strategies that help written communication take new forms without hurting the basis of its proper use.
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Giving out extra-credits to students its an old standing tradition within the teaching community, but some argue that it might not be the best way to grade students.
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Questioning the Four-Year College Degree
The system survives only because so many employers insist on the four-year undergraduate degree, but it’s not the only path to success. (The Wall Street Journal)
The Death of an Adjunct
“Thea was exploited by a system that consumes thoughtful, committed academics like our beloved friend,” (The Atlantic)
The future of higher education: A conversation with Lawrence Bacow, President of Harvard University
People have been making predictions about the impending collapse of American higher education for a very long time. (Brookings)
LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It’s Showing Promise.
The school is unusual in the resources and attention it devotes to parents, which educators consider a key to its success. (The New York Times)
The four-day week: will it catch on in academia?
For employees “the four-day academic week represents an opportunity for balance.” (Times Higher Education)
A Practical Guide To Issuing Badges At Your Institution
ADCs are here to stay and are becoming more important every day. (The EvoLLLution)
Research is teaching preparation
Every good university teacher is also a researcher. But his labor often goes unpaid, says Tom Cutterham. (Times Higher Education)
Why Companies Are Failing at Reskilling
Companies typically don’t have a clear view of their own employees’ talents. (The Wall Street Journal)
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“I want to just take my Chromebook back and tell them I’m not doing it anymore,”
Said Kallee Forslund, 16, a 10th grader in Wellington, Kansas, one of the students who joined a walkout in protest against Summit Learning, the Silicon Valley-based program developed by Facebook engineers and funded by Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan.
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