Liberal Arts professors and students use digital environments to explore the possibilities of thinking As universities increasingly explore the educational value of digital environments such as the blogosphere, Google maps or Second Life, students and faculty are working to understand what it means to learn in new ways. “Before I typed something, I needed to […]
Research Briefs: Spring 2010
The Not so Missing Link Scientists have discovered the key to understanding human evolution,” booms a typical movie-trailer voice in a History Channel documentary. “The chain is no longer missing a link.” Unfortunately, the scientists behind this documentary ignored 20 years of research, according to University of Texas anthropologist Chris Kirk. Last year, an article […]