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New Report Summarizes Key Themes in American Doctoral Education

By Guest PostDecember 5, 2010Culture, Educationamerican system of doctoral education, doctoral education system, doctorate recipients, engineering, mathematics, microsoft excel, pdf, portable document format, Science, sed, stem, stem pipeline, subra suresh, survey of earned doctorates, Technology, united states, universities, us universities

*Summary report, “Doctorate Recipients from United States Universities: 2009” is available online*

A new report recently released by the National Science Foundation, titled “Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2009,” presents a statistical overview of the U.S. doctoral education system in snapshots and long-term trends.

It notes the American system of doctoral education is widely considered the world’s best, as evidenced by the large number of international students who choose to pursue a doctorate at U.S. universities. But this status is subject to the many factors that shape U.S. doctoral education. (more…)

The Role of the Internet in Higher Education

By Guest PostNovember 15, 2010Education, Technologyblog, digital studyhall, dsh, education, Facebook, google scholar, hemlock, higher education, India, internet, linkedIn, second life, Twitter, Wikipedia, YouTube

There are many pros and cons to the issue of the Internet’s influences on education, and experts have called it everything from the hemlock of higher education to an innovative boon. While it’s probably neither of these extremes, there are some high and low points of the Internet’s role in higher education that can be observed on their own. By enabling students to take advantage of the positive elements of the Internet for educational purposes and restricting the detrimental sides of the Web, academic success can become a more widespread reality. (more…)

Simulating Human Decision-Making Could Improve Emergency Evacuation Planning

By Guest PostNovember 6, 2010Education, Environment, Naturecomputer simulation, effective law-enforcement, evacuations, seungho lee, traffic management, university of arizona

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A unique disaster-response planning tool takes real-time human decision-making into account to determine effective law-enforcement strategies during evacuations. A University of Michigan researcher contributed to the development of the tool. (more…)

Do Children Understand Irony?

By Guest PostSeptember 16, 2010Culture, Educationbritish journal of developmental psychology, children, concordia university, euphemism, hyperbole, ironic remark, irony, non-literal, rhetorical, sarcasm, stephanie alexander, université de montréal

A new study reveals 4-year-old children understand and can even use certain types of irony.

The study was published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology by Stephanie Alexander, a PhD student at the Université de Montréal Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, under the supervision of Professor Katherine Frohlich and in collaboration with Holly Recchia of Concordia University.

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Bing REDU Aims to Galvanize National Education Discussion

By Guest PostSeptember 8, 2010Education, Technologyadam sohn, administrative term, bing, cameron evans, company’s citizenship, dreamspark, empower people, imagine cup, longstanding programs, redu, stem

*REDU, a new Bing-powered website focusing on education, will help parents, teachers, students and education advocates learn more about the state of education, have conversations about education and take action to bring about change.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 8, 2010 — When it comes to education, more is more. That’s the idea behind REDU, a new Bing-powered education emporium that gives students, parents, teachers and people in general a place to learn, talk and take action.

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Fixing Wiki: Wikipedia Revision Project Teaches Teamwork, Communication, Chemistry

By Guest PostAugust 27, 20102 commentsEducation, Technologyanne gere, anne mcneil's courses, arthur f.ttturnau, brian coppola, chemical reactions, chemistry courses, department of english language and literature, electroactive polymers, famous chemists, halogen bonding, handbook, hyperconjugation, locke, macromolecular science and engineering, medicinal chemistry, mich, online encyclopedia, peer review, physical organic chemistry, rod dunican, san francisco, school of education, sweetland writing center, university of michigan, Wikipedia, writing and rhetoric

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Halogen bonding, hyperconjugation, electroactive polymers—such subjects are typical fare in graduate-level chemistry courses. But how many classes challenge students to explain the concepts to the whole world?

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Homework Wars: How Can Parents Improve the Odds of Winning?

By Guest PostAugust 20, 20101 commentEducationchildren, daphna oysterman, detroit area, homework, mesmin destin, psychologist, united states, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Children are more likely to do their homework if they see it as an investment, not a chore, according to new research at the University of Michigan.

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Back to School: Are Teachers Equipped to Teach ‘Digital Natives’?

By Guest PostAugust 16, 20101 commentEducation, Technologyanthony salcito, beth simon, bing, digital natives, educators, k–12 students, liveedu, Microsoft, microsoft education, military, onenote, steve kerr, teacher guides, Technology, university of washington

*Many teachers are using Microsoft tools and training to help prepare their students for the future, and are encouraging their peers to embrace using the technology that students are growing up with.*

REDMOND, Wash., Aug. 16, 2010 — Educators are preparing to go back to school, and they’re starting to do so with more than pencils and books. The “digital natives” that fill their classrooms are restless, and teachers are altering their curricula to keep those students engaged and prepared for the future. Microsoft wants to help.

Digital natives are people who have had access to digital technology for most of their lives—in other words, most of today’s school children.

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