This article says that psychologists have discovered that some of the most hallowed advice on study habits is flat wrong. Perhaps it redeems those of us who like to work in coffee shops?
Archive of posts tagged Education
Article: When is self-plagiarism ok?
When Robert Barbato of the E. Philip Saunders College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) heard he was being accused of plagiarizing his own work, he was a bit surprised. “I can’t plagiarize myself — those are my own words,” he said. And he is not alone in his views. Some scientists and [...]
FYI: LEONARDO SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEDIA ART HISTORIES
The Department for Image Science (Danube University) and Leonardo/ISAST are pleased to announce their new cooperative effort, a half-tuition scholarship for the Master of Arts (MA) course in MediaArtHistories, with a start in May 2010!
Education Reform debate
One of the most thought-provoking books I’ve read was Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa Delpit. A MacArthur fellow and educator, Delpit argues that many minority students are erroneously labeled “underachievers” due to failures of communication between teachers and students. Delpit’s persuasive arguments for balancing creative thinking with structured learned came [...]
Article: Angered UCLA faculty rallies to save arts library
UCLA is considering closing down its arts library and merging the collection with an existing facility because of an overall budget shortfall at the university. Article.
FYI: Where do books come from?
The other day I was reading a New York Times article about how teachers are being encouraged to create lessons that incorporate materials they find online. Of course, in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced an initiative that would replace some high school science and math texts with free, “open source” digital versions as a response [...]
