Eric M. Grace

Read my daily online newspaper here:

2011-10-18T15:46:00.002-04:00

Follow my Twitter account here!

2011-10-18T15:42:00.001-04:00

New Focus for Blog

2011-10-17T16:05:00.000-04:00

If you glance at my blog archives, you'll notice a lapse of my blogging activity lately. My earliest posts focused on some of my professional activities and interests, sharing related images or engaging media. Managing several personal and business websites, including social media profiles and posts, I found my online activity shifting. I also found myself at a loss of time to update each individual website/profile/blog.

My blog content then shifted to sharing the information I found interesting online that wasn't directly connected to my personal or professional activities. I found that Twitter fit my needs best for finding news and information on topics I was interested in reading, tracking, and sharing. I would then copy and paste those Twitter posts here on my Blog and my Facebook Page, until I did not see a need for disseminating the same information in several different online outlets.

I am now returning to the original intent of this Blog, where I plan to write updates of my professional interests and activities. I do not plan on posting on this Blog often, but I am hoping to get in the habit of doing so. My initial goal is quite low; a substantial update once every quarter. Ideally, I would blog at least once a month, but I will attempt to accomplish my initial goal, so I can get back into the habit of tracking and enhancing my professional development.

The most interesting of my recent online activity for my followers to read and use is the Science, Academia and Innovation online "newspaper", highlighting daily developments in scientific research, higher education news, and breakthroughs in the health and technology industries. I hope you find it to be a stimulating, comprehensive, and enjoyable daily resource!

Cheers,
-Eric M. Grace

Pres. Skorton, Cornell University - Education Will Bring Societies Together

2011-04-11T10:16:00.000-04:00

RT - Pres Skorton in the Huff Post: Education Will Bring Societies Together -- We Can't Depend on Governmental Diplomacy Alone
http://ow.ly/4wf5I

New #Measures of #Scholarly #Impact :

2010-12-28T12:48:00.001-05:00

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/12/17/scholars_develop_new_metrics_for_journals_impact

#Undergraduate #Statistics :

2010-12-28T12:47:00.004-05:00

http://chronicle.com/article/Who-Are-the-Undergraduates-/123916/

New #Social #Software make #Studying feel like #Facebook :

2010-12-28T12:47:00.000-05:00

http://chronicle.com/article/New-Social-Software-Tries-to/125542/

#Video #Games Boost #Brain Power, & #Multitasking :

2010-12-28T12:46:00.000-05:00

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/20/132077565/video-games-boost-brain-power-multitasking-skills

#Neuroscience and #Metacognition article:

2010-12-28T12:45:00.000-05:00

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/09/16/129910351/how-your-brain-figures-out-what-it-doesn-t-know

Babies #Learn From #Robots While Robots Learn From Babies:

2010-12-28T12:44:00.000-05:00

NSF Discoveries: Interdisciplinary research combines infan... http://bit.ly/d59K8s

Teacher Training should be more practical

2010-12-28T12:43:00.000-05:00

...measured better, says report: http://bit.ly/cZ5sCw

Clickers used to monitor or engage students?

2010-11-17T08:43:00.002-05:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/16/education/16clickers.html?_r=2&ref=education
#highered, #tech

Video games measuring cognition, 'stealth assessment' as a tool:

2010-11-16T21:48:00.000-05:00

http://chronicle.com/article/A-Stealth-Assessment-Turns/125276/
#edu, #tech

Twitter increase student engagement?

2010-11-11T12:47:00.002-05:00

Study to be released next week:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/11/08/sloan3
#edu, #socialmedia

Thousands March Against University Cuts

2010-11-10T12:59:00.000-05:00

Is it a lesson from across the pond or a precursor of what's to come?
http://bit.ly/8YXtNf

#edu, #gov, #law

Physician shortage worse than expected, 91,000 doctor deficit in 2020

2010-11-09T08:46:00.001-05:00

http://chronicle.com/article/Physician-Shortage-Will-Hit/125297/
#med

Harvard Prof Morton J. Horwitz

2010-11-05T14:53:00.003-04:00

Had the honor of meeting renowned American Legal Historian, Harvard Prof Morton J. Horwitz, after his lecture of Brown v. Board of Education.
Debated Bakke and Grutter cases with Prof Horwitz, President Seligman, and Senior VP Sue Stewart after the lecture, what fun!
http://rochester.edu/calendar/?event&id=572276
#law, #edu

'Commodification of Academic Research' article:

2010-10-30T16:16:00.000-04:00

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/25/radder
#Edu, #HigherEdu, #Research, #Economy

Division of Plastic Surgery 1st Annual Alumni Weekend

2010-10-24T11:46:00.002-04:00

Full of distinguished speakers & URMC history!
see: http://guest.cvent.com/d/pdqjdq

Assoc. of Research Libraries - 4 Scenarios of research environ in 2030:

2010-10-22T13:47:00.003-04:00

http://chronicle.com/article/4-Very-Different-Futures-Are/125011/

Digital Public Library of America:

2010-10-11T08:32:00.001-04:00

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/one-step-closer-to-a-national-digital-library/27491
#edu, #tech

Tweaking Technology Transfer

2010-10-07T12:42:00.001-04:00

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/05/techtransfer
#HigherEdu, #IntellectualProperty, #enterpreneurship

State of Global Higher Ed:

2010-10-06T08:55:00.001-04:00

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/10/05/international
#higherEDU, #IAU, #internationalEDU, #globalization

Rheumatology Conference

2010-10-03T16:13:00.002-04:00

Targeting the Inflammatory Pathways went wonderfully yesterday! See overview at: http://guest.cvent.com/d/1dq847

Do students listen to diverse perspectives on campus?

2010-09-26T17:12:00.001-04:00

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/17/diverse
#edu, #HigherEDU, #students

Get the report here and decide for yourself:

2010-09-22T13:24:00.001-04:00

http://trends.collegeboard.org/
#edu, #higherEdu, #research, #economy, #finance, #report, #jobs

'Education Pays' 2010 Report - is it valid?

2010-09-22T12:53:00.002-04:00

article here:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/21/report
#edu, #higherEdu, #report, #research, #economy

Huff Post Article: States w/ lowest Degree holders

2010-09-21T22:32:00.001-04:00

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/21/least-educated-states_n_733348.html#s142824 less than 5 seconds ago via web

US falls short of Lumina Edu 2025 goals

2010-09-21T22:08:00.002-04:00

http://chronicle.com/article/Lumina-Describes-How-Far/124553/ #Edu, #HigherEdu, #US, #Report, #State

Colleges embracing the e-book?

2010-09-20T09:14:00.002-04:00

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/08/31/ebooks
#edu,#HigherEDU, #research, #iPad, #business

Search for STEM Success

2010-09-16T23:13:00.002-04:00

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/03/stem
#edu, #HigherEDU, #research

U of R Five Year Report

2010-09-16T22:47:00.001-04:00

http://www.rochester.edu/president/memos/2010/faculty_senate_fall/ @UofR & @URMCdiscoveries, #edu, #HigherEDU

U of R Research Funding Reaches Record Level

2010-09-14T13:47:00.002-04:00

@UofR & @URMCdiscoveries: Research Funding Reaches Record Level: http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=3678 #edu, #HigherEDU, #research

RIT Big Shot Event

2008-05-10T19:17:00.000-04:00

On May 8th, I participated in RIT's 24th Big Shot Event photographing the Erie Canal & historic Schoen Place in Pittsford NY. The annual event is produced by RIT School of Photographic Arts and Sciences where hundreds of participants collaborate in an evening photograph by "painting with light" and illuminating a scene for the camera to capture. It was the first Big Shot I've participated in and it was a fun and exciting experience. I can't wait for next year!

Imagine RIT Innovation & Creativity Festival

2008-05-10T13:29:00.000-04:00

On May 3rd, I was part of the Imagine RIT festival as a presenter representing the Lab for Technological Literacy.

The OLPC XO Laptop was a huge draw as I explained our mission and demonstrated the XO to hundreds during the festival.

Visit:
http://www.rit.edu/imagine
Videos:
http://www.rit.edu/imagine/videos.php?file=ImagineRIT_commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPRnszKxQrU&NR=1

XO Laptop Workshop

2008-05-10T13:19:00.000-04:00

On March 26th, 2008 I helped organize, administer, & facilitate an OLPC XO Laptop workshop at RIT in the GCCIS building. Many visitors stopped in to see & touch an XO in person. Visitors experimented with networking the laptops and collaborated with fun applications designed for interaction and education.

Visit: http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Rochester,_NY

RIT OLPC XO Laptop Development

2008-03-14T15:20:00.000-04:00

Visit the One Laptop Per Child Rochester Wiki for OLPC XO laptop development & research. Find out about new developments & initiatives, add comments & links, or even help by starting your own projects!

One Laptop Per Child is not just for youth or third-world country education, exciting local outreach projects & software development are happening in our own backyard. Participants include a wide range of technical enthusiasts to the technical illiterate, click the link & check it out!

One Laptop Per Child Rochester Wiki
Rochester OLPC Forum by Frederick Grose
OLPC Research by Jeff Sonstein

ArtPeace Inc. Press Release

2008-03-14T14:53:00.000-04:00

I have been a proud member of the Board of Directors of a local non-profit organization, Artpeace Inc. for about a year now. The mission is to empower youth by transforming education through the integration of arts, recreation, technology, & entrepreneurship.

We are currently running a ArtPeace @ East Program with the Rochester City School District in East High School. Here is a link to a recent article in the D&C newspaper.

LTL Logo Update

2008-02-27T13:58:00.000-05:00

Click on the banner to view in higher resolution.

RIT Research

2008-02-12T11:56:00.000-05:00

I am now doing research for the Lab for Technological Literacy at Rochester Institute of Technology. The focus of my research will be on One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), the XO Laptop, & Educational Software.

I will be assessing the educational value of the OLPC initiative with a focus on how the educational software & applications meet and/or exceed the United States National Public Educational Standards and the International Standards as well.

Resources include the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), National Educational Technology Standards (NETS), MIT Science Technology Engineering & Math (STEM), and several other sources.

2008-02-05T11:04:00.000-05:00

Website Updates

2008-01-19T15:58:00.000-05:00

Here are the press releases from the past couple of years including Jan. 15th, 2008:
http://ericmgrace.googlepages.com/pressrelease
Bridges Program

Edgerton Mural Program

Welcome

2007-12-12T04:11:00.000-05:00

Welcome to my new blog.