The LSU Top 5 #31
This is the 31st of our weekly links to the top 5 bits and pieces we’ve found from around the internet. (Linking doesn’t mean we necessarily agree with these articles!) Policies, not funds, stymie development of universities – Thanh Nien While other countries in the region have top-ranked universities, Vietnam has none. The country is […]
The LSU Top 5 #26
And now to celebrate half a year of the Top 5 bits and pieces we’ve found from around the internet! (Linking doesn’t mean we necessarily agree with these articles!) Teacher Knows if You’ve Done the E-Reading – New York Times Would knowing everything about how your students use their textbooks be useful in guiding their […]
LSU Top 5 #25
We’re a quarter of the way to 100! This is the 25th of our weekly links to the top 5 interesting bits and pieces we’ve found from around the internet. (Linking doesn’t mean we necessarily agree with these articles!) Can ‘Mindfulness’ Help You Focus? – Time After just eight 45 minute meditation sessions over two […]
The LSU Top 5 #21
This is the 21st of our weekly links to the top 5 interesting bits and pieces we’ve found from around the internet. (Linking doesn’t mean we necessarily agree with these articles!) College: Where Free Speech Goes to Die – The Hoover Institution The author of this article argues that American universities and high schools (and, I suspect he would […]
The LSU Top 5 #18
It’s Tet here in Vietnam. The LSU staff are away in various parts of the world climbing mountains, snorkelling, celebrating the new year and spending time with their families. BUT – the LSU blog doesn’t take a holiday – it just keeps going! This is the eighteenth of our weekly links to the top 5 interesting […]
The LSU Top 5 #17
This is the seventeenth of our weekly links to the top 5 interesting bits and pieces we’ve found from around the internet. (Linking doesn’t mean we necessarily agree with these articles!) A New World - Times Higher Education Amidst dramatic economic and demographic change, the author explores the top five trends driving major and lasting changes in Higher […]
LSU Top 5 #14
This is the fourteenth of our weekly links to the top 5 interesting bits and pieces we’ve found from around the internet. (Linking doesn’t mean we necessarily agree with these articles!) Hiring Creative Employees – The Creativity Post Employers are increasingly looking for creative employees, and yet the requirements of potential employees ensure basic competence rather […]
The LSU Top 5 #13
This is the thirteenth of our weekly links to the top 5 interesting bits and pieces we’ve found from around the internet. (Linking doesn’t mean we necessarily agree with these articles!) The Data Vigilante – The Atlantic When Wharton research psychologist Uri Simonsohn saw published data that didn’t add up, he couldn’t let it go. In doing so, he uncovered blatant data fabrication […]
The LSU Top 5 #12
This is the twelfth of our weekly links to the top 5 interesting bits and pieces we’ve found from around the internet. (Linking doesn’t mean we necessarily agree with these articles!) Survey reveals UK study benefits for Chinese – Times Higher Education A recent report found that Chinese students who studied in the UK and returned home were more open-minded and […]
The LSU Top 5 #10
This is the tenth of our weekly links to the top 5 interesting bits and pieces we’ve found from around the internet. (Linking doesn’t mean we necessarily agree with these articles!) Fantasy Academe: A role for sabermetrics – The Chronicle of Higher Education What if our value as academics and Higher Education staff was measured in the way players […]
