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Learning Labor Law with Twitter: possible and advantageous

Learning Labor Law with Twitter: possible and advantageous

Social networks are an increasingly relevant source of information and even more so among young people. For this reason, we have promoted a project with the use of the network as a central axis, coordinated by Daniel Pérez del Prado and in which several professors of Labor Law at UC3M participate. There are many specialized scientific blogs, […] … learn more→

4 tips for choosing a good college – and getting accepted

4 tips for choosing a good college – and getting accepted

With more than 2,800 four-year colleges and universities in the United States, finding the one that is right for you can feel overwhelming. The task can be particularly hard for high school students who are the first in their families to attend college – commonly referred to as first-generation students. In my experience as a professor and researcher focused on how […] … learn more→

University of Phoenix puts educational learning theories into practice

University of Phoenix puts educational learning theories into practice

Everyone learns differently. Some learn better with a hands-on approach and learning by doing. Others can learn best by reading about processes and putting them to practice later on. Ultimately, understanding how to use different learning theories helps students and faculty communicate better with one another while increasing overall learning outcomes. Teaching is both an […] … learn more→

Beyond Oxbridge and Yale: popular stories bring universities to life — we need more of them in Australia

Beyond Oxbridge and Yale: popular stories bring universities to life — we need more of them in Australia

A new campus novel suggests the story of the university in Australia might be almost in vogue, if only as a backdrop for big questions about navigating human failings and representations of truth, and the topical issue of sexual consent. Diana Reid’s new campus novel, Love and Virtue, is set in Sydney. Reid is a graduate […] … learn more→

Ruthlessly realistic with annual plans

Ruthlessly realistic with annual plans

Ah, another new academic year. Time to make plans. Take stock. Write goals. Start filling up the diary. Given the disruption we’ve experienced over the last eighteen months, it’s really tempting to think that it’ll be possible to get back to something like our usual routine. This year there’ll finally be time to catch up […] … learn more→

How better funding can increase the number and diversity of doctoral students

How better funding can increase the number and diversity of doctoral students

When a doctoral program in education introduced a comprehensive funding package that covered tuition, it led to an increase in the number of applicants. The increase in the share of Black applicants and enrollees was particularly notable. That’s according to a new study published in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the American Educational Research Association. We […] … learn more→

Learning and service: how to train committed and fair citizens

Learning and service: how to train committed and fair citizens

Our Social Education students arrive at the first year and immediately go out to collaborate in the Polígono Sur, an area of ​​social transformation in Seville. Part of their practical training is carried out at the Andalusia Infant and Primary School, giving support to children in interactive groups . It is a service-learning experience (SL) that implies, neither […] … learn more→

Top 3 reasons to study Law at University

Top 3 reasons to study Law at University

Wondering if a law degree might be worth pursuing at a university? All the lawyer jokes and stereotypes aside, it’s one of the oldest professions on the planet and one of the most rock-solid careers one can think of. From Athenian orators — considered the forerunners of lawyers — to the Middle Ages to modern […] … learn more→