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Princeton Theological Seminary Names New President

Oct 9, 2012

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Planet Princeton: Princeton Theological Seminary Names New President The Rev. M. Craig Barnes, a professor of pastoral theology and the pastor of a large Pittsburgh congregation, has been named the seventh president of Princeton Theological Seminary. A 1981 graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, Barnes has also served as a trustee of the seminary. He is…

Introducing Development Economics at Marginal Revolution University

Oct 8, 2012

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economic Development, Economics, Education

Economists Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrock have begun developing online economics classes at Marginal Revolution University. (You can find their popular blog at Marginal Revolution.) Their first class is Development Economics. As the Kronciler's educational background strongly emphasizes economic development, you might guess I'm thrilled about this class. You're right! In the coming days, I…

How a Teacher Made $1 Million Selling Lesson Plans

Sep 24, 2012

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in Capitalism and Markets, Education

BusinessWeek: How a Teacher Made $1 Million Selling Lesson Plans Jump is just one of some 15,000 teachers currently marketing their original classroom materials through the online marketplace, TeachersPayTeachers (TPT). Since signing on to the site, she has created 93 separate teaching units and sold 161,000 copies for about $8 a pop. “My units usually…

The future of education in Africa is mobile

Aug 28, 2012

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in Africa, Education, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

BBC: The future of education in Africa is mobile Over the coming months, A Matter of Life and Tech will feature a range of voices from people building Africa’s tech future. This week, United Nation’s mobile learning specialist Steve Vosloo argues phones could be the future of education on the continent. … If mobile learning…

The Bookscore: the new Rotten Tomatoes for books?

Aug 27, 2012

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in Education, Social Media, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

Christian Science Monitor: The Bookscore: the new Rotten Tomatoes for books? The website The Bookscore rounds up book reviews, assigns a ranking, and lets readers discuss literary news. Why rely on one book review when you can read five? The website The Bookscore aims to fill that need with its collection of aggregated reviews for…

What does this Ashford University ad tell us about the future of higher education?

Aug 9, 2012

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in Ecclesia, Education, Religion, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Trends: Social

Leonard Sweet says that higher education is where the Roman Catholic Church was on the eve of the Reformation. Go to the Ashford page at youtube to see their other videos. Technology Changes Everything

Ministers With MBAs

Aug 8, 2012

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in Christian Life, Economic Development, Education, Poverty, Vocation

Inside Higher Ed: Ministers With M.B.A.s … In the past five years, programs that combine master’s degrees in divinity with business credentials have sprung up, Aleshire says. He sees two reasons: leadership studies have become more common as an academic field, and Christian ministry has expanded beyond the church into nonprofit organizations and social entrepreneurship…

More About the Future of Higher Education

Aug 6, 2012

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mwkruse

in Education, Sociology

Black, White, and Gray: The Shifting Educational Terrain George Yancey We get comfortable with the way things have been. Change does not come easy for most of us. But to expect things to stay the way they have been sets us up for nasty surprises. Those of us in academia would do well to remember…

The Future of Higher Education?

Aug 6, 2012

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in Education, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

Daphne Koller: What we're learning from online education

Religious life thriving on on campuses, say authors

Aug 1, 2012

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in Christian Life, Education, Religion, Sociology, Trends: Social

United Methodist Reporter: Religious life thriving on on campuses, say authors Religion is back on campus, but in forms that might surprise those thinking only in terms of the traditional roles of organized churches in higher education. The science-oriented Massachusetts Institute of Technology has hired its first paid chaplain, overseeing 22 volunteer chaplains, whose goal…

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