Paul Ryan's selection as Mitt Romney's pick for vice president made headlines everywhere, and educators were particularly interested in finding out where he stands on key issues. That story, along with our own list of education video resources generated the most interest among Education Dive readers this week.
Find out what you may have missed in those posts and others addressing plagiarism at Coursera and ResearchGate's new scoring system for academics:
- 15 resources for free online education videos, from Yale to iTunesU—Education Dive lists 15 of the Web's best resources for free education videos.
- 10 Twitter account types every educator should network with—For K-12 and higher ed professionals, there are a lot of hard decisions to be made on Twitter. Education Dive makes them a little easier by breaking down who you should follow and why they will help you.
- What Paul Ryan's nomination could mean for higher education—Well before being considered for vice president, Mitt Romney's newly-announced running mate has spoken against more spending on student aid.
- ResearchGate rolls out Klout-style RG Score for academic researchers—The new metric for academic researcher reputations will be determined by content interaction on the site.
- Coursera officials receive dozens of plagiarism complaints—Some students in the free online courses say they didn't even realize they were plagiarizing.
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