by gary575 | May 24, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
This Fast Company article cites to a California study may suggest that the socio-economic divide may be destined to continue its historic growth unless there is fundamental change in family culture. Maybe Bill Cosby was right. If so the challenge for society is to...
by kris | May 22, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Joseph Villescas shares an article he wrote highlighting vision in El Paso for a STEM youth project at the Work Force Solutions Upper Rio Grande. He reminds us that Gene Rodenberry came from the borderland. Looking for a Memorial Day weekend movie? See Star...
by andflywrite | May 22, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Knewton release: Knewton announced a partnership with leading global publisher Macmillan Education. Macmillan will use Knewton technology to provide personalized recommendations and analytics for next-generation products targeted to the English Language Teaching...
by gary575 | May 20, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
Is this the beginning of the end for mid-tier universities as we know them? Georgia Tech is now offering a Computer Science Masters degree at $134 per credit; this compares to NMSU’s graduate school rate of $271/credit in-state and $814/credit out-of-state. Of...
by gary575 | May 19, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
This Brain Pickings article on “independent” learning is cast as a review of a new book, “Don’t Go Back to School: A Handbook for Learning Anything” by Kio Stark. The article, however raises a number of interesting points beyond the...
by andflywrite | May 18, 2013 | BEST LINKS EVER
“NM In Depth” Story on NM state officials choosing a vendor to provide new mandate of Healthcare Exchange… instead of DIY. One is left to decipher whether this implies foot-dragging on the part of our state administration, for whatever partisan...
