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Augsburg profs say why MOOCs can’t replace the classroom experience
Christiansen (Augsburg) Augsburg College faculty members Lars D. Christiansen and Michael J. Lansing write in MinnPost why physical presence is so important in teaching, and why online education —...
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Who cracks the whip in a flipped classroom?
It’s not the prof (puuikibeach via Flickr) In my talks with St. Mary’s University of Minnesota business professor Shelly McCallum and recent graduate Erik Qvale over the benefits of a flipped...
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Why Minnesota should say no to MOOCs
It’ll cost us more than we think (cab bit via Flickr) Matthew Filner, head of the social science department at Metropolitan State University, cautions in MinnPost that Massive Open Online Courses...
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St. Cloud State building rare 24-hour all-Huskies sports channel
All Huskies, all the time (Tom Nelson/SCSU) Joel Larsen, interim assistant athletic director for marketing and promotion for St. Cloud State University, tells the St. Cloud Times about the university’s...
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Minnesota colleges brace for potential application snafus
Might come in handy the next few weeks (David Gallagher via Flickr) Some Minnesota private colleges are waiting nervously to see whether the association behind The Common Application works out a range...
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How user-friendly is the Common Application?
Not everyone has access to help (Sybren A. Stuevel via Flickr) I’ve just gotten off the phone with William Mullen, the VP for enrollment management for Augsburg College. I asked him whether he’s...
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Infographic: Professors’ use of social media
(Babson Pearson via The Huffington Post) The Huffington Post quotes Babson Survey Research Group Co-director Jeff Seaman: “We see steady growth in adoption year over year; however, there are still...
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Carleton: Here’s how you turn your liberal-arts degree into a job
Just explore. (Carleton) Carleton College classics professor Clara Shaw Hardy tells the Star Tribune that the college’s Pathways website, which helps students figure out how to turn a liberal-arts...
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Senators hear of more urban, more turbulent U community
We don’t feel safe (MPR Photo / Alex Friedrich) A University of Minnesota official told state senators today that increased urbanization of the U has prompted officials to rethink security on and...
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Arrest made in University of Minnesota laptop robbery
Steal me and prepare to be traced (icatus via Flickr) A 20-year-old Crystal man has been arrested in connection with the Nov. 20 beating and robbery of a University of Minnesota foreign student. Myron...
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