Team-based learning only works in an ideal world By Aviva Zapinsky Contributing Writer avivaz1@umbc.edu According to many professors, team-based learning is more effective than lecturing.…
Posts published in “Day: October 23, 2014”
Why this misguided practice needs to go By Gideon Shrier Contributing Writer gshrier1@umbc.edu UMBC has required academic advising for years – but does the policy…
Grant fund a living roof for Admin building Griffin Baltz Contributing Writer griff8@umbc.edu Through a $1 million grant from the France-Merrick Foundation, UMBC has begun…
Ahmed Eissa Senior Staff Writer aeissa2@umbc.edu United States After much criticism, President Obama said on Thursday that he may designate a point person to…
Course redesigns to improve online course resources for professors and students Manisha Vepa Contributing Writer mvepa1@umbc.edu The UMBC Department of Information Technology is working to…
Screening service allows student self-evaluation Griffin Baltz Contributing Writer griff8@umbc.edu The Counseling Center on campus has incorporated a new mental health screening service on their…
Rasheeda Johnson, a UMBC alumna, is this year’s Otani Award recipient Sarah Preis Features Editor spreis1@umbc.edu Gerontology student Rasheeda Johnson was chosen to receive the…
Zachary Canter Contributing Writer canter1@umbc.edu Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs provide students with alternative ways of learning. With over 300 courses offered by the…
Nimasha Fernando nfernan1@umbc.edu Staff Writer Google is introducing a new way for patients to receive medical information on the internet from actual physicians through video…
Jasir Qiydaar Contributing Writer jaqiy1@umbc.edu Apurva Shah, Chemical Engineering major and member of UMBC’s Class of 2016, is a part of a research effort dedicated…
Amanda Prescott Contributing Writer amanda42@umbc.edu 40,000 Snapchat photos were leaked and now Internet privacy concerns around the service are being raised Selecting which platforms to…