Schools train rescuers and help vets, virtually
Jack Smith can put mine rescuers in the midst of an underground emergency with lives at stake, all in the calmness of a university research lab. Smith, a…
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- Gates Foundation supports college readiness apps - September 28, 2012
Schools train rescuers and help vets, virtually
Jack Smith can put mine rescuers in the midst of an underground emergency with lives at stake, all in the calmness of a university research lab. Smith, a…
Site gives students free science articles
Free scholarly material is becoming more available on the internet, and a new web site offers hundreds of free, peer-reviewed articles to college students, including those with non-scientific…
Site gives students free science articles
Free scholarly material is becoming more available on the internet, and a new web site offers hundreds of free, peer-reviewed articles to college students, including those with non-scientific…
Schools look to save money with IT reuse
Schools and universities are increasingly recycling and reusing computers, servers, and other IT equipment to offset rising technology costs as the faltering economy forces officials to slash budgets.…
Schools look to save money with IT reuse
Schools and universities are increasingly recycling and reusing computers, servers, and other IT equipment to offset rising technology costs as the faltering economy forces officials to slash budgets.…
Online-learning grant program eliminated
Higher-education officials will have to seek new avenues for funding and seed money for online programs after the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced this week that its online-education…
Online-learning grant program eliminated
Higher-education officials will have to seek new avenues for funding and seed money for online programs after the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced this week that its online-education…
Blackboard launches IM service
Leading educational technology vendor Blackboard Inc. unveiled its first integrated instant-messaging service April 2 for students and professors who rely on class web portals for lectures, assignments, exams,…
Blackboard launches IM service
Leading educational technology vendor Blackboard Inc. unveiled its first integrated instant-messaging service April 2 for students and professors who rely on class web portals for lectures, assignments, exams,…
Study questions plagiarism-detection software
Computer programs designed to find possible plagiarism often flag common phrases and could deter college students from using valuable sources in papers and essays, according to research conducted…
Study questions plagiarism-detection software
Computer programs designed to root out possible instances of plagiarism often flag common phrases and could deter students from using valuable sources in papers and essays, according to…
New standards to facilitate eLearning
A consortium of educators and technology executives has developed a common set of standards that will allow any kind of digital learning content--such as an electronic text, an…
University president talks, teaches tech
Building curriculum on the basics of information technology (IT) has helped one university president design courses that go beyond the surface teachings of computer certification to address skills…
MIT makes research available on the web
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) faculty voted unanimously March 18 to make the school's scholarly research available for free on the internet, joining other noted universities that hope…
Black studies database offered at low cost
Every member school of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will receive access to a black studies database either free of charge or at a reduced cost,…
Campus IT officials prep for March Madness
As the college basketball tournament known as March Madness begins today, campus IT officials are preparing for what could amount to a huge spike in network traffic. College…
Colleges mull new music royalty structure
The nonprofit group Choruss, one of the organizations promoting blanket licensing for the use of digital music, is meeting with higher-education officials to formulate a plan for the…
How to get the most out of alert systems
Schools and colleges that invest thousands of dollars in emergency-alert systems also need to promote awareness of and participation in these systems for them to be effective, experts…
Podcast trumps lecture in one college study
The ability to pause and rewind podcast lectures gave the upper hand to college students in a recent study that compared the performance of students who attended a…
Web site turns school ties into job opportunities
In a job market contracting every month, professional connections can be the difference between landing an interview or continuing an arduous job search. That's why the co-founders of…
Policy update brings rise in online learning
A shift in state policy touched off a boom in online education at North Carolina State University. The transition has come to full fruition eleven years after North…
Student puts IT expertise to work for schools
A process that once took hours now takes minutes for a few dozen schools, thanks to the computer talents of Utah State University junior Joseph Irvine. Key words:…
What’s next for digital music on campus?
Higher-education officials are pondering what the future holds for digital music on college campuses after the demise of yet another legal music downloading service aimed at college students.…
Colleges find new uses for open-source tech
Open-source learning management systems such as Moodle and Sakai have made great inroads in higher education, but LMS software isn't the only area where colleges and universities are…
Stimulus to kick start cash-strapped higher ed
Higher education officials are awaiting an injection of $32 billion in federal money after Congress passed the economic stimulus bill last week, aiming to jumpstart a slumbering economy…
New site aims to market free online lectures
A for-profit web site bases its business model on mining the internet for and then posting publicly available lectures from prestigious universities--and officials from at least one campus…
Five ways to attract investors to campus technology
Universities can support costly technology projects by teaming up with venture capitalists seeking sound investments, but higher-education officials should beware the potential for investor money to become bogged…
Controversial student gossip site folds
The college gossip web site JuicyCampus shut down Feb. 4 because the site's funding ran dry, about 18 months after riling college students and campus officials who supported…
Med school converts to e-Books
The University of Puerto Rico's medical school class of 2012 will be among the first in the world to receive an entirely digital education through computer-based textbooks, according…
College web design courses fail with bosses
Web site development experts said in a recent survey that colleges and universities lag behind in using the latest in web design technology and ignore foundational lessons that…
Paperless format helps students and alumni
Ralph C. Richardson's skepticism of educational technology faded--and eventually vanished--with the introduction of electronic tablets that allow more comprehensive note taking and instant student responses during professors' lectures…
How to defend your campus IT budget
Campus technology officials have joined the ranks of department heads vying for shrinking funds in a sagging economy, and many IT chiefs say defending their budgets is complicated…
Report details upcoming ed-tech trends
A higher-education study released this week highlighted six technologies that soon could change college campuses--including mobile devices with abundant applications, cloud computing that bolsters data accessibility, and web…
Schools save cash as IT goes green
Low-voltage servers are powering universities' supercomputers. Students can no longer print pages by the ream. Computers are being recycled. And the glow of screensaver fish tanks is disappearing…
Phony Facebook pages teach students a lesson
After a college resource company created a legion of phony Class of 2013 Facebook groups--a scheme that could have harvested personal information from thousands of students--some higher-education officials…
Updated privacy law addresses student safety
New student-privacy rules that take effect this month address two burgeoning challenges in higher education: shielding students from computer-related identity theft and keeping them safe from peers who…
Simulations help faculty ID at-risk students
Some students are cranky and irritable. Others are nervous and uneasy. College classrooms can include a variety of behaviors, and judging whether these behaviors could indicate something more…
How to create a successful virtual campus
Higher-education leaders are learning that starting a virtual program is a wholly different venture than opening a traditional campus, and the recipe for success requires a different approach.…