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05 Apr 09

Trouble with Rubrics

Rubrics are, above all, a tool to promote standardization, to turn teachers into grading machines or at least allow them to pretend that what they’re doing is exact and objective.  Frankly, I’m amazed by the number of educators whose opposition to standardized tests and standardized curricula mysteriously fails to extend to standardized in-class assessments.

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01 Sep 08

Connexions - Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities

Connexions is: a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc.

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03 Aug 08

Official Google Blog: Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning

Don't see how this is special to Google... "At the highest level, we are looking for non-routine problem-solving skills. We expect applicants to be able to solve routine problems as a matter of course. After all, that's what most education is concerned with. But the non-routine problems offer the opportunity to create competitive advantage, and solving those problems requires creative thought and tenacity."

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30 Apr 08

The Center for College Affordability and Productivity

"Our research indicates that a large portion of incremental state university spending goes for frills that do little to promote either education or economic growth. Colleges and universities spend the money on fancy recreation facilities, larger universit

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Report Questions Higher-Education Spending in North Carolina - Chronicle.com

We are next?"North Carolina taxpayers aren’t getting much bang for their higher-education buck, according to a new report from the Center for College Affordability and Productivity."

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