Capitalism and Western Civilization: Jobs
Mar 15, 2012 by William H. Young |
William Young discusses the growing number of jobs in technological fields and the shrinking pool of workers qualified to fill them.
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NAS Blog Stats in 2011
Jan 03, 2012 by Ashley Thorne |
The NAS blog is ever more popular as gauged by visitor hits.
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Answering the Critics of Online Education
Aug 29, 2011 by Douglas Campbell, Shannon Lynch-McClure |
The online classroom is different from, not inferior to, the traditional classroom, argue two faculty members of an online university.
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What Happens to the Old Universities?
Aug 17, 2011 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood reviews the new book, The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out.
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Video: Mark Bauerlein on American History by Google and Wikipedia
Jul 25, 2011 by |
Is internet searching conducive to real education?
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Bottling Up Global Warming Skepticism
Jul 07, 2011 by Peter Wood |
Science Magazine reports that a computer scientist is going on the offensive against global warming skeptics.
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The Dangerous Mr. Khan
Jun 07, 2011 by David Clemens |
Khan Academy's video lectures may work for teaching math and science, but history gets short-changed in favor of quick information transfer and a too-zoomed-out big picture view.
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The Distracted Generation
Apr 12, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
A new book on the internet's effects on the brain opens a window into this generation's world. Instead of learning to fight distraction, we are teaching ourselves to always be distracted.
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Video: Christian Brady on Penn State’s Honors College and New Media
Apr 11, 2011 by |
Christian Brady, dean of the honors college at Penn State, interviewed with Inside Academia this week on his leadership role, the difference between an honors college course and a regular course, and the usefulness of new media… Continue Reading | Leave a Comment >
Mark Bauerlein on the Prolonged Adolescence of the Rising Generation
Mar 08, 2011 by |
Mark Bauerlein talks about the anti-intellectualism of new media on this week's Inside Academia.
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Are Students Trapped in the Net?
Feb 04, 2011 by Jason Fertig |
Students can resist internet addiction if they learn self-control, argues Jason Fertig. He calls for new attention to trends in internet behavior.
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Give Students the Gift of Ethics
Jan 20, 2011 by Douglas Campbell |
Adhering to a set of ethical standards is our greatest expression of human freedom and individuality, writes Douglas Campbell.
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Sustainability as Conservative Ideology
Jan 18, 2011 by Mitchell Langbert |
Environmentalist ideology in the guise of sustainability is everywhere. It is pap. The words sustainability, conservation and conservatism are linked. They suggest protection of the status quo. Until the Progressive era Americans… Continue Reading | 3 Comments >
A Playground of Words and Ideas
Dec 29, 2010 by Peter Wood |
Peter Wood looks at Google’s new database of digitized books and shares some lessons on diversity.
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Students of the Screen: What’s Next for Online Ed?
Nov 05, 2010 by Ashley Thorne |
Four articles this week give a window into the debates over online education. Two NAS professors who have taught online courses - and care about rigorous liberal education - wrote at NAS.org. David Clemens argues that online education's… Continue Reading | 1 Comment >
