Good Morning! We hope that your Monday morning is bright and sunny (and not, e.g., post-blizzardy). For this week, we look at the quality and value of getting a higher education. Recently, this quest has led to questions of what should count for credit. Some universities continue to add MOOCs (some accredited) to their repertoire, […]
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We research all kinds of materials…only some of which end up in one of our courses. Many resources are too good to keep hidden, so we’ll be presenting them here every Friday. Today’s a 10-for-1 deal…enjoy! As our world grows smaller and even more globalized, many people have looked to the stars and space to […]
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Watch this space next Thursday, February 14th*, for the very first installation in our new series of profiles. Each week, we’ll post a profile of one of our students, consultants, or staff, so that we can all get to know each other that much better. Student Profile – Students, site users, friends, community members…call them what […]
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Sometimes, less is more. Multiple variables can just be kind of…busy. If you’re into a simpler aesthetic, we’d like to suggest sticking to just one variable for the moment. You can leap on the trend (stay ahead of the curve!) with MA101: Single-Variable Calculus I on iTunes U. Four hundred years young, The Calculus was […]
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Good morning! So here we are, already in the first week of February. And as time continues to fly so does the the evolution of technology. Thomas Friedman once claimed, “The future is now.” One sign of this future is today’s digital textbooks. Some university librarians, many students, and even the US Dept. of State […]
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