University research will evaluate physical data to gauge teacher effectiveness
A student’s physical reaction to a classroom lesson soon could be used to judge how successful—or unsuccessful—an educator is in keeping students engaged.
New York University
Web site sponsors gambling on grades at 36 colleges
Higher-education officials might have some concerns about a new web site, called Ultrinsic, that is taking wagers on grades from students at 36 colleges nationwide starting this month.
Professors, beware: Your nasty eMail could go viral
The prospect of an eMail bouncing to every corner of the internet has college professors measuring their words carefully after a New York University professor’s acerbic eMail to…