Assessment
Grading and Norms
It is not too often that we have an opportunity to see our norms about evaluation in high relief. One such opportunity was recently presented by an article in the Marin Independent Journal. The article […]
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Distance Learning
India to Ramp Up Online Offerings
According to a report in the Hindustan Times, India’s top 100 universities will be able to offer fully online degree programs under a new education policy designed to increase the capacity of India to meet […]
Recipes
Assessment
Drug Testing – Again
Although reports of high schools implementing drug testing programs have declined in recent years, the vaping epidemic among high school students is generating renewed interest in such testing. As reported in Michigan Live, Plainwell High […]
Data Analytics Research
Google Releases Dataset Search
Google has released a final version of Dataset Search, which first appeared in beta in September 2018. TechCrunch reports that the search allows users to examine over 25 million datasets of varying sizes and subjects. […]
Data Analytics Research
Algorithmic Bias with Deadly Impact
An article in PC Magazine provides a good discussion of how algorithms used in health care AI systems can be biased against certain populations. In addition to several clear examples of bias with deadly consequences […]
Recipes
Recipes
Distance Learning
Virginia Launches Open Resource Platform for Teachers
The Virginia Department of Education has launched a new platform that allows teachers to access open educational resources and to submit resources they have developed themselves and would like to share. At launch the site […]
Self-Directed Learning
Self-Directed Learning in Nursery School
We often think about self-directed learning as appropriate for adults or older children, but a report in the Manchester Evening News describes a nursery school where the entire program is rooted in providing the young […]