Education World

The Economist is sponsoring a series of online debates. The first debate will be on education. You can vote on their five education propositions. Judge them carefully. Issues center on education and the role of technology, corporate initiatives, social networking, limits on foreign students and the digital divide. To review the propositions and vote for [...]

This post comes form The Chronicle.
Many college athletes are used to waking up before sunrise for workouts, but most aren’t used to competing at that hour.
Enter the exploding intercollegiate sport of bass fishing, where the biggest catches often come before breakfast.
“Collegiate angling is spreading like a brush [...]

Las Vegas International Airport is now experimenting with using RFID Technology to track luggage. Watch a video segment about this from the Today Show by clicking here. If you find this segment interesting and you are looking for a new career take a look at Gatlin’s RFID Online Training Course. You can get RFID certification [...]

This post comes from the Newark Advocate. Jason Hetterscheidt, like many 31-year-old men, has an extremely demanding schedule. He has been married for five years, has a 1-year-old son and works at Ruth’s Chris Steak House to support his family. While this scenario might not seem remarkable, Hetterscheidt also is a full-time student in the [...]

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This article comes from ArticleCrazy.com. As a busy professional, it is vitally important to manage your time. There are some broad principles, approaches, that you need to learn and apply. The first is to take the view that your time is precious, and should not be wasted. By the way, relaxation time, leisure time, relationship [...]

The Washington Post Co. has acquired CourseAdvisor Inc. for an undisclosed price.
The D.C. media company leveraged a small investment it made last year in the search engine marketing company based in Wakefield, Mass. CourseAdvisor, founded in 2004, matches students skills with college and university programs nationwide.
The move comes as The [...]

This post comes from The Chronicle. Cornell in Qatar, Michigan State in Dubai. Now it’s New York University in Abu Dhabi. NYU’s announcement today that it is opening a branch campus in the United Arab Emirates makes it the latest, but probably not the last, American university to plant its flag in the wealthy Persian [...]

This post comes from the Texas Engineering and Extension Service. TEEX’s Emergency Services Training Institute WMD/EMS Program has been approved for Organizational Accreditation by the Continuing Education Coordinating Board for Emergency Medical Services (CECBEMS). Of some 80 training providers recognized by the board, TEEX is one of only 25 providers nationwide approved for CECBEMS Organizational [...]

This post comes from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Al Turgeon knows turf.
The Penn State University professor of turf grass management is world-renown, but students don’t have to travel to University Park to learn from him.
Some of his classes are as handy as the nearest computer, whether it’s in Pennsylvania or China, at home or in [...]