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• Suspect in Hofstra Home Invasion Had Extensive Criminal Record May 19, 2013
  A 21-year-old student who was killed in a home invasion on Friday was mistakenly shot in the head by an officer firing at an armed suspect holding her hostage, the police said.    
  By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
• Yale Joins the MOOC Club May 19, 2013
  By Steve Kolowich, Chronicle of Higher Ed Yale announced on Wednesday that it would soon offer MOOCs through Coursera, the Silicon Valley-based company. Yale plans to offer four courses beginning in January, focusing on constitutional law, financial markets, morality, and Roman architecture. The move was a long time coming. Yale, which in 2007 became among t […]
  Ray Schroeder
• 5 Tips: Learn more effectively in class with Mastery Learning May 19, 2013
  by Coursera Want to learn a few tips on how to learn the material in your classes more effectively? Read below to learn about the principles behind Mastery Learning, written by our Course Operations MOOC Pedagogy Specialist, Relly Brandman. What is Mastery Learning? “The instruction is the same as in the conventional class (usually with the same teacher)…The […]
  Ray Schroeder
• Harvard-for-Free Meets Resistance as U.S. Professors See Threat May 19, 2013
  John Hechinger and Michael McDonald, Bloomberg News Professors across the U.S. are criticizing a rush to offer free online college courses, challenging a movement designed to spread knowledge and reduce higher-education costs. Amherst College faculty voted last month against joining an initiative led by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Techn […]
  Ray Schroeder
• Walcott Criticizes Calls to Reverse School Reforms May 18, 2013
  Dennis M. Walcott suggested on Saturday that the school system was at risk of falling into disarray in the hands of a new mayor.    
  By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ
• Diversity without racial preferences May 18, 2013
  Can Diversity Survive Without Affirmative Action?  The Supreme Court will rule soon on whether the University of Texas can use race and ethnicity in admissions, points out the New York Times‘ Room for Debate blog. If universities can’t use race, can they achieve diversity by giving preferences to low-income students, improving outreach and financial aid or e […]
  Joanne
• CDC: 1 in 5 kids has a mental disorder May 18, 2013
  Nearly 1 in 5 children in the U.S. suffers from a mental disorder, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That includes attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression and autism. Kids who once would have been called antsy, shy, moody or odd are now being diagnosed with mental disorders and disabilities. How many re […]
  Joanne
• OK, Teacher May 18, 2013
  Jeff Utecht has a post worth reading on his Google I/O Reflection:If you haven’t seen the demonstration of what is coming to the Chrome Browser than you need to watch this. How does this change the classroom?The entire search presentation starts at 2:03:41 of this video, and it's worth 15 minutes of your time. If 15 minutes is too long, then just watch […]
  Karl Fisch
• Google I/O Reflection May 18, 2013
  Posted in Random ThoughtsNow I have admitted before that I am a google fan boy. I love Google, I love their products, I love the way they take risks in development, I love the future they are trying to make a reality. So it should be no surprise that on Wednesday I prepared myself for the 3 hour Keynote that kicked off Google I/O Developers Conference this y […]
  Jeff Utecht
• Redeeming the Family: Blessing Children of Incarcerated Parents May 18, 2013
  (cross-posted from Redeeming the Family and Eyes Right) This is a 14 minute video reflection by Wesley Fryer, who volunteered with Redeeming the Family on May 15, 2013, at the Cimarron Correctional Facility (prison) in Cushing, Oklahoma. Oklahoma currently has 17 prisons, and Cimarron is one of three which is privately operated. Corrections Corporation of Am […]
  Wesley Fryer