Rethinking Higher Education

This is the latest provocative video from Michael Wesch, an anthropologist at Kansas State, who is one of many people who are rethinking higher education.

If you like this video, view his other videos by following the links below the video player.

A university situation the Legislature can't Duck

From today's Oregonian, an editorial comment on the new UO funding model

Philanthropists join Teach For America effort

What does the research show about the effectiveness of TFA teachers in the classroom? Should private money, in part, be driving our educational agenda?

This Week's Guest Speakers

Our focus this week is the social sector. To talk about the sector from their perspectives, we'll have two guest speakers on Thursday:

1) Lorraine Kerwood, founder and ED, NextStep Recycling (http://www.nextsteprecycling.org/)
2) Sarai Johnson, Program and Resource Development Director, NEDCO (http://www.oregonfarmersmarkets.org/)

Instructions for setting up a single blog for your group in WordPress

EACH STUDENT IN THE GROUP SHOULD DO THE FOLLOWING:

1.      Go to www.wordpress.com and sign up for an account. You’ll be sent an email to activate your account.

2.      Be sure your group leader has your email address.

ONE STUDENT PER GROUP (GROUP LEADER) SHOULD DO THE FOLLOWING:

1.      Go to www.wordpress.com and sign up for an account. You’ll be sent an email to activate your account.

2.      Click on the link in your email, and then click on “Login.”

3.      After logging in, you’ll be taken to the Dashboard screen.

4.      Look in the bottom left corner for Users, click, and then go to “Add User From Community.”

5.      Type in each student's email AND make sure to select their role as "Administrator."

6.      Share your blog address with Sarah at spuleo@uoregon.edu and a list of all your team members.

Video about the Nonprofit Sector

Here's a four-minute video that provides interesting statistics about the size and scope of the nonprofit sector:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0myNj8BHt_4