Good morning and happy Friday! Here are some good reads we found this week. Enjoy!
10 Youngest College Graduates in U.S. History (and Where They Are Today)
Why is it that people are so fascinated by child prodigies? Who knows! But I admit, I find them interesting. Here is a post [...]

In celebration of Women’s History Month in March, we want to remember some influential women from the history of education and recognize the inspirational leaders in education today. These women have paved the way, and continue to do so, for the women leaders and educators of today and tomorrow.
Emma Hart Willard (1787-1870) – Willard started [...]

50 Social Media Innovators in Higher Education
A list of the top social media innovators among the nation’s colleges and universities. It covers everything from active Twitter feeds to Facebook fan pages to videos and blogs.
2 Emerging Technologies That Will Impact College Campuses
If you work on a college campus, this is a good article [...]

Interested in higher education? If you tweet, these people (and organizations) are worth following.
@WomenInHigherEd – The only national monthly practitioner’s newsjournal dedicated to enlightening, encouraging, empowering and enraging women on campus.
@ProfHacker – Tips, tutorials, and commentary on pedagogy, productivity, and technology in higher education
@chronicle – The leading news source for higher education.
@markgr – Higher [...]

Happy Friday! We hope you had a productive week. Here are a few interesting reads we found this week – enjoy!
How to Teach with Google Wave
Though it’s an older article, it’s full of good stuff about using Google Wave in your classroom. One of Wave’s biggest advantages? Allowing classes from different colleges [...]

It seems as if textbooks are a thing of the past. If you’re looking to incorporate textbook alternatives into your classroom but don’t know where to start, here are a few ideas.
PDFs – You can share chapters or excerpts from books, articles, or just about any other type of document by creating [...]

Do you ever have a class period where it feels like your students are asleep? You’re introducing an exciting new topic but no one seems to be interested. You throw out a question but no one volunteers an answer. How do you get your students to wake up and speak up during [...]