Several weeks ago, an email from a colleague arrived in my inbox with an interesting attachment – an article from the International Journal of Surgery that reviewed the validity of studies using virtual reality to improve training for surgery of the ear, nose and throat (ENT).
Today we discuss Dayton's emergance as a top place for STEM careers, the FCC's new plan to invest in providing wireless internet in schools, the positive impact that aviation is having on Ohio's economy, the noticable gender gap among that nation's biology professors, a report that shows which STEM based jobs are the most lucrative, and an article discussing OSC's role in leading research.
Editor’s note: This column showcases the extraordinary talent and leadership of the librarians and staff at OhioLINK’s member institutions. If you have suggestions for a library staff member who should be featured in this series, please email Meghan Frazer at mfrazer@ohiolink.edu (link sends e-mail).
In today's Daily Digest we highlight the growing enrollment in vocational training courses by people that already have a higher education degree, the use of 3D printing at college campuses to help student projects such as building model rockets, an Ohio STEM high school that will soon be offering college level courses developed by Ohio State, growing conern over the loss of employment benefits for many long term unemployed, and a study that has found that as many as 20% of students who had planned to enroll in college end up not atteding.
Following the long holiday weekend the Digest returns with a look at the latest U.S. unemployment figures which point to a stronger recovery, a new report that examines the various reasons people pursue online degrees, the continued use of high tuition and high financial aid among private universities, Senator Brown's discussion of the need for job training to help fill open jobs in Ohio, and a local SWAT team member that has developed a new device that can help protect schools against shootings.
For this Thursday's Daily Digest we will be looking at a new 6-12 school that is using a curriculum heavily centered on math, the growth of bioscience in the state of Ohio, Americorps search for recent college graduates to work in their Cleveland programs, a $800M surplus for Ohio's budget, and the continued growth of manufacturing across the nation.
The Digest for today highlights Apple's new iTunes U App that will give teachers more control over their coursework, Carnegie Mellon University's research into how MOOCs can be improved, a ranking of colleges by cost, a study that has found a gender gap amoung the nation's biology professors, and the launching of five online degree programs at Terra State Community College.
For today's Daily Digest we will be discussing the findings of a new research into how MOOCs are actually working, the growing number of big name companies investing in additive manufacturing, a new survey about how teachers feel about their jobs and place in society, a growing trend of college graduates becoming entrepreneurs, and research into how to improve student loan counseling tools.
To start of this week we will take a look at the relatively high levels of diversity among Facebook employees, Ohio's choice to use both Common Core and pre-Common Core based tests in teacher evaluations, a recent study that discusses the learning outcomes from online versus traditional classrooms, a list of the best U.S. cities for STEM based careers, and China's construction of pollution cleaning towers.
For this Friday's Digest we will be discussing Airbus's increased research into 3D printed parts, Cincinnati's addition of 13,000 new jobs last month, a poorly chosen tweet that has led to an apology from the Education Dept. for its use, technical issues with the new Ohio Means Jobs website, and an expansion of additive manufacturing education at RAMTEC thanks to a grant from the Straight A Fund.
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