In the article “The Brave New World of MySpace and Facebook,” authors Sheldon Steinbech and Lynn Deavers assert that “college students are flocking to social networking sites on the Internet in stunning numbers, often unaware of the potential dangers that
After taking part in the new phenomenon of online classes I’ve realized there are many pros and cons to this new form of education. Online classes are becoming more common as technology becomes a larger part of our lives. Before
I am a 71-year old senior at Western Kentucky University and students ask me how different college life was in the 1950s. It is not easy to respond. I am not snobbish when I say that the old ways were
Without a doubt, the web logging experience is on fire. Did you know that nearly 1 out of every 3 students publishes his or her ideas on a blog? From my experience, academic blogs supplement or replace classroom discussion in
Part of the Series Fudamentally Speaking Sponsored by the Cultural & Intellectual Climate Committee From Dayton to Dover: A Brief History of the Evolution-Teaching Controversy Edward Larson April 9th, 2007 at 7:30pm Jacobus Lounge, Brockway Hall SUNY Cortland “Edward
Educators fear that a tendency to work their way >through school can hurt them academically. > >By Francisco Vara-Orta >Times Staff Writer > >January 31 2007 > >Luis Fernandez, who will graduate in May from >Cal State Fullerton, put himself
It’s the one thing the majority of college students have in common. Procrastination really starts in high school and, depending on the person,it either gets better or worse when they go on to college. For some people it works:
