Education outlook

Tuition is too damn high!

Higher education costs have now ballooned to a point that they’re starting to impact society in fundamental ways. Thankfully, universities such as Ohio State are starting to confront costs.

Tuition is too damn high!

Higher education costs have now ballooned to a point that they’re starting to impact society in fundamental ways. Thankfully, universities such as Ohio State are starting to confront costs.

“Every child is a scientist”

Neil deGrasse Tyson on why we’re wired for science, and how originality differs in science and art.

“Every child is a scientist”

Neil deGrasse Tyson on why we’re wired for science, and how originality differs in science and art.

A generation in the U.S. hobbled by the soaring cost of college

As prices soar, a college degree statistically remains a good lifetime investment, but it often comes with an unprecedented financial burden. Can online learning initiatives help this situation?

A generation in the U.S. hobbled by the soaring cost of college

As prices soar, a college degree statistically remains a good lifetime investment, but it often comes with an unprecedented financial burden. Can online learning initiatives help this situation?

A new book out on education and information technologies

“Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies” takes a hard look at the education landscape today and asks what that landscape might look like tomorrow.

A new book out on education and information technologies

“Game Changers: Education and Information Technologies” takes a hard look at the education landscape today and asks what that landscape might look like tomorrow.

The better you know a subject, the harder it is to talk to beginners

It’s paradoxical that the better you know a subject, the harder it is to talk to beginners. Experience means you have forgotten what tripped you up when you were a beginner. How can you then effectively guide your students around these stumbling blocks?

The better you know a subject, the harder it is to talk to beginners

It’s paradoxical that the better you know a subject, the harder it is to talk to beginners. Experience means you have forgotten what tripped you up when you were a beginner. How can you then effectively guide your students around these stumbling blocks?

Is a degree still the only meaningful “unit” of education?

The traditional degree, with its long time commitment and steep price tag, made sense when the university centrally aggregated top academic minds with residency-based students. But is it an efficient measure of learning today?

Is a degree still the only meaningful “unit” of education?

The traditional degree, with its long time commitment and steep price tag, made sense when the university centrally aggregated top academic minds with residency-based students. But is it an efficient measure of learning today?