by Craig Gilman
Faculty Member at American Military University
Metacognition is essential to learning, especially as students move through the school years, into college, and beyond, and take more and more responsibility for their own learning. Consider how in college, students are expected to complete more learning tasks on their own, compared to high school, and to manage their time and approach to learning with less support from the teacher.
by AMU Mathematics Faculty
American Military University
Operations Research (OR) was first used during World War II to assist high level decision makers with analyses that could be used to support planning for strategic ground, air, and maritime operations. Analysis by operations analysts and researchers provided carefully researched and focused data and analyses to provide answers to questions from the senior commanders or to provide them with insights that would allow them to make more informed plans and decisions.
by John Aldrich
AVP, Military Relations, American Public University System
There is a lot of talk out there, usually by people who pick up their news from the latest network sound-bite, that associate degrees have become the new high school diploma. When I hear these types of statements, I can’t help but wonder what would motivate someone to make such an uneducated comment?
Self-driving cars are coming. However, the potential risk of breaching any Internet-connected device, is a hacker can steal an owner’s personal information.
IHS contributor Sylvia Longmire was interviewed on CNN Saturday about the possible extradition of Mexican drug lord Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán.
The attacks in Paris were unlike other recent homegrown or ISIS-inspired terrorist attacks here in the U.S. and abroad since it appears to have been a well-planned and coordinated complex attack. At this early stage, it appears that this most recent attack in Paris employed a hybrid mix of homegrown terrorists, formerly returned foreign fighters, as well as possible covert infiltration of at least one terrorist as a refugee. What strategy should the U.S. deploy to counter ISIL? AMU professor Jeffrey Gardner writes about how our intelligence agencies and special operations forces need to fight smartly with regional nations.
An analysis of Mao Zedong’s effectiveness. Was he a good leader?
Following the Paris attacks, French authorities have tried to round up individuals who may have had a hand in the attack. Some tough choices are ahead.
Emergency and disaster management briefing for June 5, 2020: Cristobal is likely to quickly regain strength over the Gulf of Mexico – and other news.
