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Global Nursing Shortage
Martha Hill, the Dean of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, wrote this piece about the nursing shortage. It’s not just a problem in the U.S.–it’s global and the numbers are staggering. Here in the U.S.,...
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How Nurses Think
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has this article up. Several nurses are interviewed and are asked what it takes, critical-thinking wise, to be a nurse. It’s clear the meek and the untrained wouldn’t...
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I Paid A Guy To Write My Ethics Paper
I’ve always suspected that the morally screwed essay-writing-service industry was real, but couldn’t quite let myself believe that such moral larceny could occur in academia. I’m sure everyone else...
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NY Times Knowledge Network Announces Spring 2011 Schedule
The New York Times Knowledge Network has announced its Spring 2011 schedule. From the press release: The New York Times Knowledge Network Announces Spring 2011 Schedule Register Today for Online...
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Afghanistan Is Louder Than Your Dorm, So Quit Your Whining
There will be no more complaints regarding the impossibility of studying in high-volume dorms: Army staff sergeant Dysha Huggins-Hodge is currently pursuing a transfer studies degree while serving in...
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For-Profit Success vs. Not-For-Profit Failure
I don’t want to agree with Michael Platt that for-profit schools succeed and not-for-profit schools are seemingly always in financial straits, but he makes a certain amount of sense. I’m not saying...
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50 Open Courseware Classes for Teachers
Are you an awesome teacher with too much time on your hands? If you answered, “That’s not even possible!“ then you’ve at least got the Awesome Teacher gene. Congratulations, your karma is off the...
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Student filmmakers who can grok vocabulary words like nobody’s business should consider entering the Vocab Film Festival. Cash and scholarships are involved should you require fiercer motivation than...
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OCW Consortium Partners with Leading Community College Consortium, CCCOER, to...
Remember the Open Courseware Consortium folks? They’re awesome in their wielding of powers for good. They make online courseware available to educators and students everywhere. The newest project is...
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Is Technology Just A Tool?
They always make you take history in school. I’m more of a math and science girl and will always choose a good chemistry lab over a history lecture. However, having been expected to complete several...
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