Brandon Busteed, on The Atlantic’s 2012 Technologies in Education Forum: “In a room full of technology experts … discussion kept returning to the basics of great classroom teaching. There was widespread agreement among the participants that technology will change everything and nothing. Essentially, what we do with technology has to have fundamental underpinnings in what [...]
One Story, Many Views
The Newseum offers a look at today’s front pages: See how 760 newspapers from 76 countries covered the bin Laden story.
Arizona Attack Puts Power of Political Rhetoric Back in the Spotlight
Communication scholar Kathleen Hall Jamieson discusses the power of words, media culture, and the state of political rhetoric with Mark Shields, David Brooks and Beverly Gage on PBS NewsHour. A full transcript of the discussion is available here.
Thinking Violence and Rhetoric
As Americans grapple with the attempted assassination of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and the character of contemporary political discourse, Erin Rand’s review essay offers a thoughtful consideration of the relationship between rhetoric and violence. via Jennifer Mercieca
Three Ways to Cultivate Equity and Success
TED talk by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg looks at why a smaller percentage of women than men reach the top of their professions, and offers three messages that can help cultivate equity and success.
Political Wives and the Political Legacy of Elizabeth Edwards
In the wake of the tragic passing of Elizabeth Edwards, two essays consider lessons from her public life. By Melissa Harris-Perry in The Nation By Elizabeth Wurtzel in The Atlantic
Maps of Major Cities by Race and Ethnicity
View more than 100 cites mapped by Eric Fischer.