Teaching Ignorance in Florida Prohibitions on knowledge draw attention to what they prohibit. By Peter Brooks FEBRUARY 6, 2024 “Teaching Ignorance”: That’s the title of a famous essay by the literary critic Barbara Johnson, published in a 1982 issue of Yale French...
Un ejercicio con IA y sus limites
An AI-informed discussion of research methods in digital learning Tony Bates, January 12, 2024 Each year I do a webinar with Ph.D students in the Doctor of Education in Distance Education at Athabasca University. Because I am now retired I haven’t been keeping up with...
Harvard y MIT: IA aplicada al acceso y retención
After pioneering edX, Harvard and MIT tackle online access afresh With Axim, elite university duo looks to aid innovation more than create it – and keep $800 million nest egg February 7, 2024 Paul Basken Access aids: Harvard and MIT promised to use proceeds of edX...
Finlandia: programa de doctorados en tres años
Government to fund 1,000 PhDs who have to finish in 3 years Jan Petter Myklebust 01 February 2024 A pilot programme that will effectively test a new model for doctoral education in Finland that aims to increase the number of PhD graduates and strengthen the societal...
Países bajos: debate sobre política de financiamiento de la investigación
The Netherlands’ new science policy is unevidenced, undebated and risky Previous output is by far the best predictor of future success, but has become far less important for Dutch funding allocation, says Raymond Poot Raymond Poot, January 23, 2024 A well-funded and...
Internacionalización: debates actuales
Accountability in internationalisation: it must be personal Paulina Latorre, Uwe Brandenburg and Hans de Wit 27 January 2024 In 2011, two of us, Uwe Brandenburg and Hans de Wit, published an essay in International Higher Education with the provocative title “The end...
USA: Educación, clases sociales y elecciones
The Political Failure of Bidenomics Feb. 22, 2024 By David Brooks Opinion Columnist After Hillary Clinton’s defeat in 2016, most sensible Democrats realized they had a problem. The party was hemorrhaging support from the white working class. More than 60 percent of...
Aumento de cobertura en educación superior
Columnistas Viernes 02 de febrero de 2024 Aumento de cobertura en educación superior: ¿expectativas frustradas? Harald Beyer: “...La preocupación detrás del aumento en cobertura tiene que ver finalmente con la impresión de que algunos de dichos programas (de estudios)...
Noruega: Auge de la filosofía, las humanidades y la interdiscipliba
Five ERC grants: Philosophy is the new star at Oslo University Jan Petter Myklebust 19 January 2024 The discipline of philosophy is enjoying a resurgence at the University of Oslo following the launch of a number of innovative interdisciplinary teaching programmes...
La IA y el futuro de las universidades
Generative AI action hints at core future roles in universities Karen MacGregor 28 January 2024 With the arrival of generative AI such as ChatGPT, science fiction took a big step towards fact. Last year, universities explored the implications of AI. This year kicked...
El valor del mérito en la opinión pública
El valor del mérito en la opinión pública: la selección en liceos de alta exigencia académica Mauricio Salgado CENTRO...
Balance y prospectiva: fortuna y virtudes
Balance y prospectiva: fortuna y virtudes En principio hay 50/50 por ciento de posibilidades para virtù y fortuna y la...
Mesa técnica para perfeccionar el Sistema de Admisión Escolar
Mesa técnica comenzó a trabajar para perfeccionar el Sistema de Admisión Escolar 26 de Diciembre de 2024 a las...
Texto leído para la recepción de JPArellano como nuevo miembro de número de la Academia
José Pablo Arellano Marín se incorpora al Sillón N°32 de la Academia 19 diciembre, 2024 El nuevo numerario pronunció...