U Massachusetts Launches its First Online Badge Program
The University of Massachusetts' online consortium, UMassOnline, has launched its first non-credit badge program.
MoreMIT Launches App To Bolster Campus Maker Community
Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) now have a new mobile app, Mobius, designed to help them navigate the various maker resources available to them on campus.
MoreResearch: Teacher Prep Reform Gets It Way Wrong
People who argue that too much emphasis is placed on teacher preparation as holding the key to improving student learning could be right, according to a new study released this week. A team of researchers affiliated with the National Education Policy Center housed at the University of Colorado at Boulder School of Education undertook a study of four national initiatives set up to improve teacher quality, each with some form of accountability.
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