Monthly Archives: October 2011

Freakonomics: Those Cheating Teachers!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Ian Aberle

From Freakonomics.com: This year alone has seen teacher-cheating scandals in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Atlanta, and elsewhere; in this week’s Times, Sharon Otterman reports how New York State is trying to curtail cheating and offers some specific instances of past … Continue reading →

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Pearson Offers Free Learning Management System with OpenClass

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Ian Aberle

Pearson just announce they will be offering a completely free easy-to-use Learning Management System called OpenClass. According to the press release “OpenClass is a new kind of learning management system (LMS) delivered from the Cloud. It is easy to use … Continue reading →

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What’s the Value of A For-Profit College Education?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Ian Aberle

From NPR.org: Lately, for-profit colleges like the University of Phoenix have been subject to scrutiny and new regulations for allegedly deceptive recruiting tactics and the high number of federal loan defaults among their students. Host Audie Cornish talks to Christopher … Continue reading →

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