March 2012

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So you are starting your own business. Congratulations. Your pumped and you just know that your idea is the one to take you to a totally different tax bracket. Sure it will start slow, but it will pick up and you will be in the money! You’ll be able to stay at home and fix […]

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Texas A&M University Leadership discuss the $10k degree

At the SXSWedu panel “The Evolving Role of University Systems in Higher Education,” Texas A&M System leadership discuss how technology and efficiency have led to the development of the $10,000 degree. [View the story “Texas A&M University Leadership discuss the $10k degree” on Storify]

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Preview: Can Gaming Make the World Better?

For decades, video games have been a way for many to relax, and escape the day-to-day reality. A place you can immerse yourself in a fantasy world, where the impossible is possible. Thanks to technology and accessibility, gaming has garnered a much larger “casual” audience over the last few years. Now, with smart phones, users […]

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Preview: Big Social Media Results at Small Organizations

Move over television, because social media has become the go-to platform for companies to reach their target audience. Whether it’s the tailor-made advertisements Facebook puts all over your news feed, or a Twitter campaign asking followers to “retweet to win,” companies, both big and small, have to find new ways to connect with an audience. […]

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SXSWedu panel “Inform, Educate, Motivate: Digital Storytelling as a Change Agent” featured communications professionals, educators, and community activists sharing how they use digital storytelling and how organizations can implement themselves. [View the story “Using Digital Storytelling to Impact Education” on Storify]

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Boston University's V. Scott Solberg

Steven Weigler and Ray Henderson with ScholarCentric and V. Scott Solberg of Boston University School of Education have looked at what skills the students who are successful in school had, whether they were from highly educated, successful homes in good schools or from lower SES homes and less successful schools – and conversely, what skills […]