NYTimes: Colleges Reinvent Classes to Keep More Students in Science

A small but growing number of universities have adopted a more engaging, demanding form of the standard introductory courses, and research suggests the new style works better. http://nyti.ms/1BcquPy

NYTimes: Sizing Up the College Rating System

The Department of Education's main elements of institutional quality are affordability, access and outcomes. How it defines those elements is crucial. http://nyti.ms/13J30HA

A Conversation With Goucher’s New President - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/education/edlife/a-conversation-with-gouchers-new-president.html?referrer=

NYTimes: Demystifying the MOOC

O.K., so massive open online courses didn't change the world. That doesn't mean they're failures. http://nyti.ms/1wC8Tj1

NYTimes: A Cure for Hyper-Parenting

A guideline for teachers, not just parents?

"A Dutch father of three told me about his Buddhist-inspired approach: total commitment to the process, total equanimity about the outcome."

http://nyti.ms/1svZ1bc

NYTimes: Why Poor Students Struggle

The price of success in college is often their own identities. http://nyti.ms/1rfpqrO

NYTimes: Why Federal College Ratings Won’t Rein In Tuition

An ambitious plan to create a better-informed marketplace for education doesn't take into account how public universities are funded. http://nyti.ms/1v3RZbm

NYTimes: The Case for Delayed Adulthood

Taking longer to grow up and settle down may be better for a young person's brain. http://nyti.ms/1r7O9gt

NYTimes: ‘A National Admissions Office’ for Low-Income Strivers

QuestBridge has quietly become a force in college admissions. On some elite campuses, 1 in 10 students come from the program. http://nyti.ms/1sdOEDr


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Karsten Theis
Physical Sciences
Westfield State University

NYTimes: The Economic Price of Colleges’ Failures

From The New York Times:

THE UPSHOT: The Economic Price of Colleges' Failures

Many students do not learn critical-thinking skills in college, and they're suffering in the job market, a new study finds.

http://nyti.ms/1ugfLBl


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NYTimes: Teaching Is Not a Business

Reformers misunderstand how central human relationships are to the educational process. http://nyti.ms/1mV0AYM

NYTimes: Who Gets to Graduate?

From The New York Times:

Who Gets to Graduate?

Rich students complete their college degrees; working-class students like Vanessa Brewer usually don't. Can the University of Texas change her chances of success?

http://nyti.ms/1gjJOoU


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Open Textbook Publishing and Adoptions

This archived webinar describes three high-quality open textbook publishing initiatives.

http://oerconsortium.org/2014/01/27/open-textbook-publishing-and-adoptions/

Guideline for OER

Guidelines for faculty, students, institutions etc



http://www.col.org/PublicationDocuments/Guidelines_OER_HE.pdf

A Cover to Cover Solution by Student PIRGs

A Cover to Cover Solution | Student PIRGs:

Estimate of cost savings from adopting open textbooks.
(Flatworld, mentioned in the article, no longer offers free online textbooks).

A Cover to Cover Solution by Student PIRGs

A Cover to Cover Solution | Student PIRGs:

Estimate of cost savings from adopting open textbooks.
(Flatworld, mentioned in the article, no longer offers free online textbooks).

Open Textbook Proof-of-Concept via Connexions | Baker | The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning

Open Textbook Proof-of-Concept via Connexions | Baker | The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning:

Open textbook adoption and use: implications for teachers and learners

Taylor & Francis Online :: Open textbook adoption and use: implications for teachers and learners - Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning - Volume 26, Issue 1: "Open textbook adoption and use: implications for teachers and learners"

A study by the Community College Open Textbook Project

Maryland textbook act of 2009

Recommended Best Practices for Textbook Adoptions | AACC Bookstore: