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Here are some of the articles that caught our eye recently. A Manifesto for Active Learning. “Even though information transfer and learning cannot be confused or conflated, I now believe that information transfer does have its place in active learning...

Writing in the Conversation, Professor Martin Oliver from the Institute of Education, says a recent study he has undertaken (albeit funded by an online education company) suggests that students who undertake online learning as part of their education...

Skip to Video ↓ The Miller Center invites students, faculty and the public to hear President Teresa A. Sullivan discuss "The Way Forward" from the controversial events that unfolded at U.Va. this past summer, her perspectives on larger trends and challenges...

Daphne Koller of Coursera talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about online educational website Coursera and the future of education both online and via bricks-and-mortar. Koller, co-founder of Coursera with Andrew Ng, explains how Coursera partners...

Hello to our readers regular and new, after an unusually long hiatus (it has been quieter on the education scene than usual, perhaps because of the turnover of the Financial Year), we return with our regular roundup of news about educational issues and...