College Learning

La educación universitaria debe adaptarse necesariamente a la Cuarta Revolución Industrial. Todos los países e instituciones académicas se enfrentan al reto de volver a capacitar a varias generaciones de trabajadores y profesionales que se están quedando obsoletos ante el nuevo paradigma económico. El sistema educativo ha fallado. No ha evolucionado para responder al advenimiento de la revolución digital; hemos preparado a millones de personas para afrontar los desafíos de ayer pero no a las demandas de mañana.

In Hope and Healing, former Morehouse College president John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. looks to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to examine what it takes not only to survive as a relevant institution of higher education, but to thrive. Wilson draws on pivotal moments in the timelines of HBCUs and the work of past visionaries to yield important perspectives on the future of higher education and the role of HBCUs within it.

In Rethinking College, award-winning journalist Karin Klein sets out a new path for our country's students and their families. Klein examines why the traditional college-for-all model has been overhyped and is growing less relevant, then shares practical advice and real-world examples of exactly how others have succeeded without a four-year degree.

If you are a young person, and you work hard enough, you can get a college degree and set yourself on the path to a good life, right? Not necessarily, says Sara Goldrick-Rab, and with Paying the Price, she shows in damning detail exactly why. Drawing on an unprecedented study of 3,000 young adults who entered public colleges and universities in Wisconsin in 2008 with the support of federal aid and Pell Grants, Goldrick-Rab reveals the devastating effect of these shortfalls.

Upward mobility through the path of higher education has been an article of faith for generations of working-class, low-income, and immigrant college students. While we know this path usually entails financial sacrifices and hard work, very little attention has been paid to the deep personal compromises such students have to make as they enter worlds vastly different from their own.

Much more than a collection of cool tools and apps, The Distance Learning Playbook for College and University Instruction mobilizes decades of Visible Learning® research to reveal those evidence-based strategies that work best in an online environment. Supplemented by opportunities to self-assess and reflect, the book addresses every dynamic that must be in place for students to learn, even at a distance.

Once you understand that you can avoid painful mistakes, like tanking your college applications with essays, honors, and extracurriculars that blend in with thousands of other applicants. Using actual essays, honors, activities, and letters of continued interest from accepted applications to the University of Virginia, Duke, Yale, Princeton, and Cambridge University, Standing Out by Stepping Back The Zen of Getting Into Selective Colleges shows you how to make your application stand tall above thousands in one quick listen.

Master the ACCUPLACER in just 7 days! Feeling overwhelmed about your upcoming ACCUPLACER exam? Don't stress—we've got you covered with this comprehensive audio guide designed for busy students! This carefully structured audiobook breaks down complex topics into manageable, bite-sized lessons that you can absorb while commuting, exercising, or doing household tasks.

Developed by experienced professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this course is a great way to explore the subject of Greek mythology. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical undergraduate course in Greek mythology. The material is accurate, up-to-date, and broken down into bite-size sections. There are quizzes and key takeaways following each section to review questions commonly tested and drive home key points.

Class ends. Students pack up and head back to their dorms. The professor, meanwhile, goes to her car...to catch a little sleep, and then eat a cheeseburger in her lap before driving across the city to a different university to teach another, wholly different class. All for a paycheck that, once prep and grading are factored in, barely reaches minimum wage.

In the 1930s, American colleges and universities began to screen applications using the SAT, a mass-administered, IQ-descended standardized test. The widespread adoption of the test accompanied the development of the world's first mass higher education system—and served to promote the idea that the United States was becoming a "meritocracy." In Higher Admissions, Nicholas Lemann reflects on the state of America's aspirational meritocracy and the enduring value and meaning of standardized testing.

Studying for the SAT doesn’t have to feel like pulling teeth, and it definitely doesn’t have to bore you to tears. Welcome to Master SAT Vocabulary Words While Laughing Out Loud!, the book that flips the traditional drudgery of vocab drills on its head. Inside, you’ll find 1,000 high-frequency SAT words brought to life through jokes, funny stories, and quirky scenarios designed to make you laugh and learn. Forget the stale flashcards and uninspiring word lists—this book turns vocabulary into an adventure that’s as entertaining as your favorite sitcom.

Small businesses that are built to win with M.O.D.E.L.S. follow a powerful guide for small business owners who are ready to rise above average and lead with purpose. At the heart of the book is a proven framework called M.O.D.E.L.S., representing Motivation, Organization, Discipline, Ethics, Lifelong learning, and the Strength to never give up. Each chapter explores one element of the model, offering real-world insights, tactical strategies, and inspiring success stories. Readers will learn how motivation can ignite even the most stagnant dream. They’ll discover how organization turns ...

What would you do if you could go to college without going to high school? Would you travel abroad, spend late nights writing a novel, volunteer in an emergency room, or build your own company? What dreams would you be pursuing right now? College Without High School shows how independent teens can self-design their high school education by becoming unschooled. Students begin by defining their goals and dreams and then pursue them through a combination of meaningful and engaging adventures. It is possible to pursue your dreams....

This book outlines the benefits of completing your pre-professional course requirements at a community college with sound advice regarding coursework, the professional entrance exam, and interview for pre-nursing, pre-pharmacy, and pre-med students.

Welcome to this audiobook designed to help you improve your academic English vocabulary with helpful idioms, phrases, and expressions. Real World English for Academic Situations Inside & Outside the Classroom is designed for English learners at a low or high-intermediate level (IELTS levels 5-7). My goal is to help you expand your academic English vocabulary and to be able to speak and write more fluently. Improve your confidence when studying at an English-speaking college or talking to colleagues from other countries.

In this thought-provoking book, acclaimed cultural critic and professor of literature Richard Ohmann and noted critical scholar and pedagogue Ira Shor challenge the widely accepted notion of the "college premium": the economic advantage associated with obtaining a college degree. The authors show how the idea of a college premium is often merely a myth that furthers the commercialization of education.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association has come under fire. Fans have begun to realize that the athletes involved in the two biggest college sports, men's basketball and football, are little more than indentured servants. Millions of teenagers accept scholarships to chase their dreams of fame and fortune - at the price of absolute submission to the whims of an organization that puts their interests dead last.

A young Louisiana boy goes fishing in the Louisiana marsh and gets struck by lightning. It changes his life forever.

In What's the Point of College?, historian Johann N. Neem offers a new way to think about the major questions facing higher education today, from online education to disruptive innovation to how students really learn. As commentators, reformers, and policymakers call for dramatic change and new educational models, this collection of lucid essays asks us to pause and take stock. What is a college education supposed to be? What kinds of institutions and practices will best help us get there? And which virtues must colleges and universities cultivate to sustain their desired ends?