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Is Online Learning Really a Key to Better Education?

September 13, 2010 15:35

A study financed by the US Department of Education which compared the effectiveness of online vs. classroom-based teaching for the past 12 years found that online learning on average beat face-to-face instruction by a modest but statistically significant margin. Not surprisingly, Bill Gates (a...

The Workplace: Pointing Fingers and Giving Credit When Credit Is Due

March 13, 2011 15:42

A positive workplace environment can make or break a company.  Companies with low employee morale often suffer from cultures of blame—pointing a finger at a team member (other than you) when things go awry —and not giving credit to deserving employees when credit may be...

Twitter As An Educational Tool?

January 14, 2011 18:22

Twitter was largely ignored by college-age students after it was introduced over three years ago. At that time, Facebook was on the rise and texting appeared to be sufficient to meet the needs of much college students. Nevertheless, over the past year or so, university researchers have begun...

How Facebook Can Hurt a Career

June 02, 2011 16:30

As social media popularity continues to increase, more and more hiring managers and employers are using it to vet prospective job candidates. A little over a year ago, it was estimated that roughly 30% of recruiters and hiring managers use social media to screen job applicants. Anecdotal evidence...

Social Media Update: US Food and Drug Administration To Regulate Mobile Apps?

May 31, 2011 13:32

Mark Senak, author of the highly informative and well written Eye on FDA blog, reported today that a recent article that appeared on the American Medical News website suggests that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may be considering regulating mobile apps that contain medical or clinical...

Why American College Grads Cannot Compete With the Rest of the World

May 16, 2011 14:20

For the past two decade or so, government officials, business executives and many education “thought leaders” have publicly lamented the deteriorating quality of the American educational system. While K-12 educators and administrators have unduly taken much of the heat for our...

Ho-Hum: Another Day, Another Pharmaceutical Company Joins the Social Media Fracas

September 17, 2010 15:06

The ever watchful Mark Senak of the highly informative EyeonFDA blog today reported that Eli Lilly had taken the social media plunge by creating a twitter account (@Lillypad) and also launching a blog cleverly entitled the LillyPad (get it; pad=launching point etc and the word pad is hot because of...

A Good Example of Why Politics and Science MUST NEVER Be Mixed

February 24, 2011 15:19

Last week, the US House of Representatives voted to cut FDA funding by $220 million. The House vote was not surprising given the prevailing attitude among many pharmaceutical and biotechnology company executives that FDA approval of new drugs and devices has become increasingly difficult. While...

FDA Guidance on the Use of Social Media May Not Be Complete Until 2012!

September 22, 2010 12:56

Mark Senak, author of the EyeonFDA blog and a feisty social media advocate and enthusiast today reported that the long awaited FDA guidelines for the use of social media by life sciences companies might not be completed until 2012.  Mark, who is attending the Food and Drug Law Institute...

Decline in High School Student Participation at Science Fairs: The Obama Administration Responds!

February 10, 2011 14:33

The recent article published in the NY Times about the decline of high school student participation in science fairs resulted in many letters to the editor. Many of them were from concerned citizens and a few were from university researchers decrying the lack of government funding for research and...