Shout Out: Diigo Educator Accounts

I just wanted to give a shout to Diigo for releaseing educator accounts.
I’ve been in touch with Maggie Tsai, just like most every blogger in education.  She does a great job of being involved with the community and seems to care a great deal about Diigo’s future in education.
I personally think social bookmarking is one [...]

Pain Point: College Level Remediation and the “Diploma To Nowhere”

A study recently published by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) revealed the near-embarrassing fact that twenty percent of students enrolled in 4-year institutions and thirty percent of students enrolled in 2-year institutions do not have the basic skills for post-secondary education or employment. Students surveyed could not understand basic computations, nor could they understand [...]