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Can WriteLab Make You a Better Writer?

Providing writing feedback remains a stubbornly analog and laborious process. WriteLab hopes to change that.Permalink

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Free Textbooks From Rice OpenStax: Too Good to Be True?

While I don't suspect that OpenStax will drive down the costs of all textbooks, it's an exciting alternative.Permalink

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Inside Grace Hopper Academy

Grace Hopper Academy seeks to jumpstart women's participation in CS with a coding boot camp in New York City.Permalink

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My Favorite Back-to-School Tools for Your Tiny Egghead

This week, I will share some new tech that parents can use to cultivate their children's learning.Permalink

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What Higher Ed Can Learn From Start-Ups

Universities would do well to embrace some of the methods and structures emerging at edtech start-ups.Permalink

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The Promise of FullStack's Pricey But Intriguing Online Coding Program

Fullstack Academy's Remote Immersive program is more expensive, but also more intimate, than a typical online class.Permalink

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Why Data Is So Important to Educating Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa

Camfed wields numbers to evaluate educational hurdles, pull in partners, and maximize its success.Permalink

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How to Educate Yourself Before Election Day

These resources can help dissect local elections and figure out which national candidate aligns with your views.Permalink

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How Do You Get Middle School Girls Hooked on STEM? Ask TechGirlz

Philadelphia-based non-profit TechGirlz takes on the challenge of getting young girls to stick with STEM education.Permalink

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You Don't Have to Be in D.C. to Enjoy the Library of Congress

A new partnership isn't just a boon to map lovers, but the beginning of a conceptual shift at the US library.Permalink

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How Broken Is College, and Can We Fix it?

Addressing the challenges facing colleges is about safeguarding the social mobility and economic vitality they enable.Permalink

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Digital Humanities: The Most Exciting Field You've Never Heard Of

Its presence at the Modern Language Association convention showed just how prevalent the field is becoming.Permalink

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Digital Research Is Vital to a 21st Century University, Society

Knowledge production benefits everyone and is more necessary—and endangered—than ever.Permalink

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The Met Makes Public-Domain Artifacts Free to Use

The move is significant for artists, art lovers, and entrepreneurs.Permalink

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2 Years to Get a Humanities Essay Published? Not Anymore

Online journal Hybrid Pedagogy boasts stratospheric acceptance rates, a collaborative open-peer-review process, and readership unfathomable at a traditional journal.Permalink

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NY's Tuition-Free College: Early Days But Much to Celebrate

The plan has its limitations, but it represents a milestone in the push for universal higher education, which we should welcome whether we're students, alumni, or autodidacts.Permalink

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How Marcel Proust Is Going Digital

The University of Illinois commemorates the centennial of the First World War by digitizing the work of Marcel Proust.Permalink

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Trump Budget Slashes NEH Funding: Why You Should Care

If you care about open access, online learning, or the digital humanities, you have a vested interest in sustaining the NEH. Here's how to help. Permalink

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Google Classroom Could Bridge a Gap in Online Learning

With its emphasis on simplicity and collaboration, Google Classroom could be a conduit for in-person classrooms and learning management systems. Permalink

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Inside the Online Grad Programs Wash U Law Created With 2U

Wash U Law has developed two online degree programs with 2U: a master of laws (LL.M.) and a master of legal studies (MLS). We examine the benefits and challenges. Permalink

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