Research
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Study: 2 in 5 teachers 'disheartened' with profession
Mon, Nov 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Research
Recognizing the importance of teacher quality in transforming underperforming schools, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has made retaining and rewarding effective teachers a cornerstone of his school reform agenda. But a recent report that suggests 40 percent of U.S. teachers are disheartened with their profession indicates how difficult these challenges will be. Key words: effective teaching, teacher survey, school improvement, teachers salary, education technology, public agenda, learning point associates [ Read More ]
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Colleges axing student eMail accounts
Fri, Oct 30, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Research , Campus-based , Educause
Some campuses are doing away with school-issued eMail addresses as students increasingly enter college with a personal eMail account, according to a nationwide survey by education-technology group EDUCAUSE. The survey also showed that more colleges and universities are offering 24-7 help-desk support for students and staff, and the vast majority employ some kind of bandwidth-shaping practices to manage traffic on their networks. Key words: Educause, education technology, school technology, eMail services, commercial eMail, computer help desk [ Read More ]
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Online courses often pricier for students
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Research , Campus-based
Fees imposed on college students who take online classes can be more than $1,300 at some schools, according to a new survey claiming that internet-based education is often more costly for students than attending classes on campus. Key words: online education degree, school technology, education technology, college tuition cost [ Read More ]
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Students starting to flock to Twitter
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Research , Technologies
New research suggests that more young adults and teens -- normally at the cutting edge of technology, but initially slow to adopt Twitter -- are finally coming around to the micro-blogging service, using it for school, work, or simply to monitor the minutiae of celebrities' lives. Key words: Twitter, education technology, school technology, Saint Xavier University [ Read More ]
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Disparate state rules plague online education
Thu, Oct 15, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: State Policy , Research
A patchwork of state rules for accrediting colleges and universities -- some more lax than others -- remain a roadblock for a national standard that online school officials have lobbied for since the early 1980s. Keywords: accredited colleges, online accredited degrees, diploma mill, education technology, school technology [ Read More ]
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Alcohol awareness goes online for students
Fri, Oct 02, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Research , Technologies , Campus-based
Higher-education officials are hoping to reduce alcohol-related deaths and injuries with online alcohol awareness courses that inform and test students on the adverse effects of excessive drinking. Key words: alcohol awareness, education technology, school technology, drunk driving accidents, the University of Kansas [ Read More ]
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Grants power research on gaming for education
Wed, Sep 30, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Grants , Research , Campus-based
A research team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has won $4.5 million in National Science Foundation grants to study the use of computer games for learning. Key words: research grants, University of Wisconsin Madison, education technology, school technology [ Read More ]
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Grant to spur supercomputing network
Wed, Sep 23, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Research , Technologies , Campus-based
More than 1,000 sophisticated computer processing units soon will be connected at five U.S. locations, including Indiana University, creating a supercomputing network that will aid research requiring enormous data processing capacity for modeling and analyzing climate systems. Key words: supercomputer, education technology, school technology, Indiana University, University of Buffalo [ Read More ]
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Will Wikipedia's new rules garner more trust?
Fri, Sep 18, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Research , Campus-based
Mikhail Lyubansky dreads seeing a research paper full of Wikipedia citations, but the clinical psychologist and lecturer at the University of Illinois nevertheless encourages students to use the web site's entries as a supplement to class readings and lectures. Eight years after Wikipedia's launch, professors such as Lyubansky have come to accept the free online encyclopedia--which can be edited by any registered user with web access--as a legitimate research tool for students, especially after the site announced changes last month to its editing policies. Key words: Excelsior College, college research, web research, Wikipedia dictionary, education technology [ Read More ]
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Digital book search isn't limited to Google
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 Primary Topic Channel: Research
Though Google Book Search has the largest collection of digitally scanned books of its kind, and the initiative has captured a great deal of attention, researchers should keep in mind there are other book-search sites that can help them find rare works as well, a university librarian says. Key words: Google Book Search, optical character recognition, WorldCat, education technology [ Read More ]
