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THE BIGGEST CONUNDRUMS IN HIGHER ED
Morgan State University President David Wilson discusses why now is the time to tackle some of the major issues in higher education. Here is a transcript where David […]
Everyone hates a cheat…Or do they?
A recent article in the BBC draws attention to the widespread use of essay writing services available on the Internet. The end result of the investigation was that […]
Mobile Phones in school
TiC has been following the debate around the globe on whether mobile phones should be allowed in schools, and we have published a range of articles on […]
Higher education driving start-ups
A nice piece from Eric J Barron President of Penn State, identifying the up and coming “post-millenial” generation and their attitude to work/career expectations. Increasingly they see their higher […]
Dark horses – getting the most out of ‘underachievers’
A good article and links about Todd Rose who heads the Laboratory of the Science of the Individual at Harvard and his latest work on ‘dark horses’ – those who […]
Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics toys are gathering steam!
Toys that featured science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics were quite popular at this year’s toy and game fair in Shanghai. Toymakers are trying to inspire children to […]
Should teachers discuss controversial issues in the classroom ?
There is a recent push in Arizona to pass legislation that could see teachers fired for discussing controversial issues in the classroom. This opens up a very large […]
Overseas students turn away from US
The number of new international students enrolling at United States universities and colleges went down by almost 7% last year, according to official data published this month. […]
Record numbers into UK universities
UCAS has revealed admissions data for the year 2018-2019. It shows numbers of admissions have gone up pretty much across the board. Of special interest are that […]