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Disrupting College: How Disruptive Innovation Can Deliver Quality and Affordability to Postsecondary Education

E-mail updates inc blogs. The Guardian Higher Education Network brings together the latest insight, comment, advice and best practice for professionals working in and with higher education. http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network +++

The editor of a new multidisciplinary blog run by London School of Economics academics has argued that the medium is "fundamental" for modern-day academics and their research output.

Summary of the two surveys " 2010 Sloan Consortium Report" and "Managing Online Education (MOE) survey" -use of online courses rises (more increase in future expected) -institutions make money on online education,others uncertain of profitability -students take "traditional" courses online -restructuring of universities´ online program are happening -> triggered by budget issues and change in leadership ... -objective assesment (comparison) of online/traditional courses not possible -half of faculties who teach online must complete a mandatory training program (for students?, 22 hours) -> awarness that online education is different from traditional education "Managing Online Education (MOE) survey" : http://www.campuscomputing.net/item/2010-managing-online-education-survey-wvideo%20

The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is an institutional and professional leadership organization dedicated to integrating online education into mainstream higher education, helping educators improve the quality, scale, and breadth of their online programs so that education will become accessible and affordable for anyone in a wide variety of disciplines. http://twitter.com/SloanConsortium

This program offers an hour and a half of video content divided into Primary and Extra video segments. The Primary videos are offered to the left and the Extra videos are available once a Primary segment is selected

"Purdue University's Course Signals application detects early warning signs and provides intervention to students who may not be performing to the best of their abilities before they reach a critical point."

disruptive change in higher education

Mirambika, Reasearch Centre for Integral Education and Human Values. It is situated at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram campus in New Delhi.

A Reggio Emilia-Inspired Curriculum for pre-school in India

Arasavanangkadu School and Primrose Institute

Learning for older people: Click on Rewa, India on right of page.

COMMON SENSE IS COMMON PRACTICE - Making our children more competent and less helpless... Riverside is the amalgamation of an approach to learning that is embedded in common sense and a vibrant research centre for school education.

Sanjit "Bunker" Roy is the founder of Barefoot College, which helps rural communities becomes self-sufficient. Why you should listen to him: Development projects the world over run into one crucial point: For a project to live on, it needs to be organic, owned and sustained by those it serves.

Science educator Arvind Gupta uses simple toys to teach. Arvind Gupta is an Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science for kids. Creating simple toys out of trash and everyday goods, he illustrates principles of science and design in a memorably hands-on fashion. He works at the Children's Science Centre in Pune, India.

Funding to support and develop the College's links with Indian universities, as part of a strategic intergovernmental initiative to foster closer scientific collaboration between UK and Indian scientists and industrial engineers. +++

Shiv Nadar university. Interdisaplinary/ collabration with industry for grads and post-grads.