Are Canadian students satisfied with university?

Dwyer, M. (2010) 2010 Student Surveys Macleans.Ca OnCampus, February 15

This article provides results of two student surveys conducted by Canadian universities. One is the NSSE, a survey developed primarily for United States students. The NSSE is a study of best educational practices and an assessment of the degree to which each university follows those practices. [...]

More pressure on Canadian universities as enrolments increase

Where will we put them all?

Canadian Press (2009) University enrolment up, as grads return to school Macleans Oncampus, October 26

University enrolments in Canada for the 2009-2010 academic year were up 4.5% from the previous year.

From the report:

The spike in enrolment is occurring as cash-strapped governments make cuts to already underfunded [...]

Laptops in lectures

Pinchin, K. (2009) ‘Can I have your half-attention, please?’ On Campus Macleans.ca, Feb 06

An article about students bringing lap-tops to lectures, with research indicating that students who use laptops in class do less well than students without laptops.

This article raises a number of questions. I worked in a college where in one program all students [...]