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Reference: Back to School 2011-2012: Facts About Schools, Students and Teachers From the U.S. Census
|The 2011 “Back to School” “Fact for Features” update from the U.S. Census is now available online. The document, “Highlights the many statistics associated with the return to classrooms by our nation’s students and teachers.” Direct to: Back to School 2011-2012. A PDF version is also available. Here are a few examples of what the […]
From the Times Higher Ed. Supplement: Ms [Maja] Maricevic sees her role as helping the British Library “effectively underpin the UK research infrastructure at the time when we need to optimise all available resources” and forging new alliances with senior university librarians. Among the initiatives she hopes to build on are the Electronic Thesis Online […]
U.S. Higher Education Glossary What’s the difference between a college and a university? Who are undergraduate students versus graduate students? What’s the FAFSA? Studying in the United States can be confusing if you don’t fully understand the words used in U.S. higher education. With that in mind, U.S. News has compiled a glossary of important […]
UCLA Library Acquires LA Unified School District Historical Archive
Academic Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Libraries, Reports, School Libraries
|From the UCLA Newsroom The UCLA Library has entered into an agreement to acquire the historical records of the Los Angeles Unified School District, one of the most important public education enterprises in the nation. Covering more than 100 years of Southern California public education and civic life, this extensive archive documents major aspects of district […]
How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students
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|How to Read a Legal Opinion: A Guide for New Law Students This essay is designed to help new law students prepare for the first few weeks of class. It explains what judicial opinions are, how they are structured, and what law students should look for when reading them. Source: GWU Legal Studies Research Paper […]
Back to School The following links provide resources for students, parents, and educators in preparation for returning to school in the fall. For Students For Educators For Parents Financial Assistance Safe and Healthy Students How Are We Doing? More Online Resources Source: USA.gov
McGraw-Hill Education Announces Single Sign-On Access to All of Their Digital Content and Tools Directly From Any Campus Portal
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|From an M-H Announcement: McGraw-Hill Higher Education announced the launch of McGraw-Hill Campus, the first-of-its-kind institutional service providing faculty with true single sign-on access to all of McGraw-Hill’s course content, digital tools and other high quality learning resources from any Learning Management System (LMS). This innovative offering allows for secure and deep integration enabling seamless […]
Direct to JISC Inform; Summer 2011 (Issue 31) From the Editorial: In this issue we look at how students are taking an active part in their course design and delivery which in turn is increasing their satisfaction levels. We catch up with Joi Ito about his involvement with Creative Commons and how opening up resources […]
"Korean Teens Top Tests of Digital Literacy Skills"
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|Direct to OECD Report News Release PISA 2009 Results: Students On Line tasked students with evaluating information on the Internet, assessing its credibility and navigating webpages to test their digital reading performance. Students from 16 OECD countries took part – Australia, Austria, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, […]
New For Educators, Students, and Families: PBS Launches New Platform Loaded With Video, Audio, and Other Resources
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|Worth noting is that this resource includes material for PreK-Undergrad Level (Grade 16). You’ll need to register (less than a minute to complete) but all of the content is free for educators, students, and families. A premium service will go live this Fall. From a PBS News Release: PBS and WGBH, and their producing partners […]