Editor’s Note: CARt and the other members of this summer’s TechArb cohort will present at the TechArb Showcase on Monday, Aug. 29: 7-10 p.m. at the Ross Colloquium, Ross School…
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July 6, 2016
Co-learning project in Detroit launches Campus of the Future focus
A student hopes to find out how cities like Detroit that experience bankruptcy or other economic hardship “get made and unmade and remade anew.” Another wants to examine the geography…
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June 21, 2016
U-M data science projects explore connection between student achievement, well-being
Can Big Data analyses improve classroom achievement and well-being for college students or teaching effectiveness for professors? Researchers at the University of Michigan will explore these questions through two new…
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May 24, 2016
Not all who wander are lost
Fuvahmulah is a tiny speck of an island in the middle of the vast blue Laccadive Sea south of Sri Lanka. On this atoll, lush green areca palm trees sway…
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May 18, 2016
National leaders address what’s next for engaged learning
“What would it take for every student at the University of Michigan to have a high-impact engaged learning experience?” That’s approximately 7,000 experiences a year, just for undergraduates with current…
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April 15, 2016
Students experience the Golden Age of Radio, create dramas with authentic sound effects
Grab a friend and head to the nearest set of uncarpeted stairs. Close your eyes and listen as she goes up and down the steps. Can you hear a difference?…
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April 8, 2016
Instructor uses Canvas to Develop ‘Gameful’ Approach to Teaching and Learning
Who doesn’t love a good game? Whether it’s an innocent round of hide-and-seek, an immersive video game, or a competitive card game, we all enjoy a challenge. Pamela Bogart, English…
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March 28, 2016
Landmark moments in public history: prof’s work expands notion of who and what we recognize from the past
When you record a history, you also decide whose history deserves to be told. It used to be that “history” meant the stories of everyday life and places, including genealogy…
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March 28, 2016
Student innovations offer solutions for health concerns
What if your phone could tell you that the yogurt you bought weeks ago is about ready to expire? Or while at work you could check a list of what’s…
