Top 10 higher ed-tech stories of 2008
A new web site peddles campus gossip, raising the ire of college administrators ... A groundbreaking cyber-bullying trial ends with a mixed verdict ... The Wall Street meltdown…
Month: December 2008
Higher education continues to bolster security after Virginia Tech murders
U.S. colleges need to work quickly to upgrade their policies on emergency notification, response, and evacuation. The efforts are driven ... Read more
Skyrocketing cost of textbooks spurs campus copyright battle
The high cost of college textbooks has spawned a new battleground in the fight to keep students from downloading copyright-protected ... Read more
The top 10 ed-tech stories of 2008
A new web site peddles campus gossip, raising the ire of college administrators ... A groundbreaking cyber-bullying trial ends with a mixed verdict ... U.S. students benefit from…
President-elect Barack Obama’s historic victory signals a shift in federal ed-tech policy
For advocates of educational technology, the election of Barack Obama as the nation’s next president must seem like a breath ... Read more
Rising costs, and a tanking economy, hammer schools–forcing several key changes in behavior
Earlier in the year, school leaders faced soaring gas and oil prices, leaving them searching for ways to offset the ... Read more
Broadband policies spark debate as the U.S. slips farther behind
Few would argue that universal access to high-speed internet service is a key to the nation’s economic competitiveness; at schools ... Read more
U.S. students get low-cost laptops aimed at children in developing nations
A pioneering experiment is now under way in Birmingham, Ala., in the first foray of the One Laptop Per Child ... Read more
The RIAA scores huge wins … and then alters its strategy to combat illegal file sharing on campus
The music industry scored a huge win in its efforts to clamp down on illegal file sharing on college campuses ... Read more
A landmark cyber-bullying case inspires new laws–and raises awareness of a growing problem
In a high-profile case involving cyber bullying, Missouri mother Lori Drew was found guilty in November of three minor offenses ... Read more