University System News
The Augusta Chronicle
Georgia Regents Health System, University Hospital look at potential partnership
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2015-01-23/georgia-regents-health-system-university-hospital-looking-potential
Georgia Regents Health System and University Hospital have begun preliminary talks on a potential partnership, the University System of Georgia announced Friday afternoon. The two are already working together on some residencies and would like to expand more, but the two could also help each other respond to shrinking reimbursements now and in the future, University CEO Jim Davis said.
The Augusta Chronicle
Georgia’s home-schooled students seek admissions equality
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2015-01-23/georgias-home-schooled-students-seek-admissions-equality
Marcia Corbin has home-schooled all seven of her children over the past 25 years – and loved every second of it. With that experience in hand, she is often called upon by area families new to home schooling for advice and connections to financial and educational resources. And while it has “become much easier” in recent years, she says many fellow home school families not using accredited curriculums feel meeting admission standards for state universities is more difficult for those with home-based educations.
www.gainesvilletimes.com
Proposal may give students early access to college
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/107456/
By Kristen Oliver
Dual-enrolled students who are ready for college arguably are wasting some time in high school. Now there is proposed legislation to change that. Georgia Senate Bill 2 would give permission to local school boards to award high school diplomas to students who meet a new set of requirements. Simply put, it will allow students to evaluate how exactly they want to be educated.
Savannahnow.com, Savannah Morning News
Chancellor: South Ga. colleges with declining enrollment need funding shift to save them
http://dining.savannahnow.com/news/2015-01-25/chancellor-south-ga-colleges-declining-enrollment-need-funding-shift-save-them
By WALTER C. JONES
The financial future of 15 colleges and universities in South Georgia that experienced declining enrollment is dependent on a revised funding formula, the university system chancellor warns.
The schools — which include Georgia Regents University, College of Coastal Georgia, East Georgia State College, Armstrong State University and South Georgia State College — have seen their peak enrollment drop anywhere from 7.65 percent to 33.89. The Board of Regents has already decided that the largest, Georgia Perimeter College, will merge with Georgia State University to try to stem the tide.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions:
www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
Teachers, colleges of education on firing line for student test scores. Wrong target. Wrong aim.
http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2015/01/18/teachers-colleges-of-education-on-firing-line-for-student-test-scores-wrong-target-wrong-aim/
Here is an essay on testing by Stephanie Jones, professor of educational theory and practice at the University of Georgia.
Picture this: a physician takes a position in a doctor’s office within an economically struggling community because she believes that everyone should have access to high quality healthcare and a physician who can provide it. For this decision, she accepts a lower salary and more challenging working conditions.
USG Institutions:
The National Science Foundation – Science360 Video
Engineering innovative seismic retrofits that don’t break the bank
http://science360.gov/obj/video/83b57d8e-8496-4f7e-9aad-3c66304bb5ed/engineering-innovative-seismic-retrofits-dont-break-bank
Researchers at the state-of-the-art Structural Engineering and Materials Laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology are using a full-scale model building to test new ways to protect structures from earthquakes and potentially save lives.
Middle Georgia CEO
Home Depot’s Georgia Technology Center Opens
http://middlegeorgiaceo.com/news/2015/01/home-depot-technology-center-grand-opening/
by Victoria Borges
For manufacturers and service providers alike, the ability to innovate, work smarter and solve problems faster remains key to staying ahead of competition. Industry leaders are finding this kind of talent in Georgia. Students and Home Depot executives donned in orange aprons lined the 6,500-square-foot room of The Home Depot Technology Center grand opening, a move that represents the company’s dedication to improving efficiency and customer experience, as well as enhance university recruitment and R&D.
Higher Education:
Chronicle of Higher Education
Could Video Feedback Replace the Red Pen?
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/could-video-feedback-replace-the-red-pen/55587?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
by Steve Kolowich
Writing useful comments on students’ work can be a fine art. And for instructors who put a lot of effort into crafting a critique, there’s always a substantial risk students will skip the written feedback and go right to the grade.
Inside Higher Ed
Yik Yak Rhetorics
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2015/01/26/essay-rhetoric-about-yik-yak-and-college-students
By Jeff Rice
Yik Yak accesses posts within a 10-mile radius. From where I live at the southern point of Fayette County, I am in luck. I live eight miles from the center of the University of Kentucky campus. This banal point means that I can continue to follow Yik Yak conversations even when I am away from the physical space of academic life. I can feel close to the students we work with even as I prefer to live away from them. If I open Yik Yak at my children’s school – which is closer to campus – I am blocked from using the service by the app’s geofencing. Yik Yak, and the content it shares, is not for kids. Yik Yak, a free social media app that allows users to leave anonymous posts, has sparked discussion within the last year regarding its content.
Inside Higher Ed
Reassessing Faculty Assessment
By Colleen Flaherty
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/01/26/aacu-session-focuses-holistic-faculty-evaluation
Most professors’ workloads don’t look like they did even 10 years ago, but institutions still largely evaluate faculty members by the age-old teaching-scholarship-service model. So what would happen if faculty members were assessed for the work they actually did, rather than by a system that wrongly assumes all faculty work is created equal? And is there a way to make the whole evaluation process more meaningful? These questions were the focus of a session here Friday at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The session, called “Supporting Student Learning Through Holistic Faculty Evaluation,” was sponsored by the New American Colleges and Universities, a consortium of small to midsize private institutions.