Inside Virginia Tech

Inside Virginia Tech
Author: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2003*
Genre: Research
ISBN:

Putting Knowledge to Work

Putting Knowledge to Work
Author: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 1997
Genre: Universities and colleges
ISBN:

Putting Knowledge to Work and Letting Information Play

Putting Knowledge to Work and Letting Information Play
Author: Timothy W. Luke
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2012-09-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9460917283

These collected papers are critical reflections about the rapid digitalization of discourse and culture. This disruptive change in communicative interaction has swept rapidly through major universities, nation states, learned disciplines, leading businesses, and government agencies during the past decade. To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Center for Digital Discourse and Culture (CDDC) at Virginia Tech, which has been a pioneering leader for many of these changes in university settings, the contributors to this volume examine the transformative implications of digitalizing discourse and culture inside and outside of the academic arena. These technologies of digitalization have created new communities of users, which are highly engaged with their new communicative possibilities, informational content, and discursive forms. Few have asked what these changes will mean, and many of the most important voices engaged in debates about this critical transformation are gathered here in this volume. Each author in his or her own way considers what accepting digital discourse and informational culture now means for contemporary economies, governments, and societies.

Road to Success

Road to Success
Author: Viswanath Venkatesh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: College teaching
ISBN:

"Provides guidance and tools to help PhD students and junior faculty members successfully navigate and mature through the various stages of an academic career." -- Page [4] of cover.

The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education

The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2018-06-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0309470641

In the United States, broad study in an array of different disciplines â€"arts, humanities, science, mathematics, engineeringâ€" as well as an in-depth study within a special area of interest, have been defining characteristics of a higher education. But over time, in-depth study in a major discipline has come to dominate the curricula at many institutions. This evolution of the curriculum has been driven, in part, by increasing specialization in the academic disciplines. There is little doubt that disciplinary specialization has helped produce many of the achievement of the past century. Researchers in all academic disciplines have been able to delve more deeply into their areas of expertise, grappling with ever more specialized and fundamental problems. Yet today, many leaders, scholars, parents, and students are asking whether higher education has moved too far from its integrative tradition towards an approach heavily rooted in disciplinary "silos". These "silos" represent what many see as an artificial separation of academic disciplines. This study reflects a growing concern that the approach to higher education that favors disciplinary specialization is poorly calibrated to the challenges and opportunities of our time. The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education examines the evidence behind the assertion that educational programs that mutually integrate learning experiences in the humanities and arts with science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) lead to improved educational and career outcomes for undergraduate and graduate students. It explores evidence regarding the value of integrating more STEMM curricula and labs into the academic programs of students majoring in the humanities and arts and evidence regarding the value of integrating curricula and experiences in the arts and humanities into college and university STEMM education programs.

Open Education

Open Education
Author: Patrick Blessinger
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2016-12-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 178374281X

This insightful collection of essays explores the ways in which open education can democratise access to education for all. It is a rich resource that offers both research and case studies to relate the application of open technologies and approaches in education settings around the world. A must-read for practitioners, policy-makers, scholars and students in the field of education.

CliftonStrengths for Students

CliftonStrengths for Students
Author: Gallup
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-07-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1595621253

Helps aspiring college students discover where their strengths truly lie and how to develop them to reach their full potential at school and later in the real world.