‘Credit by exam’ expands student options
Excelsior College, a New York-based online institution, and educational content and assessment company Pearson launched a program this week aimed at increasing the number of students who have…
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Cloud computing envelops EDUCAUSE talk
The 2009 EDUCAUSE higher-education technology conference in Denver Nov. 3-6 saw campus IT administrators present ways to preserve technology budgets during an economic downturn that has devastated many…
Cloud computing envelops EDUCAUSE talk
The 2009 EDUCAUSE higher-education technology conference in Denver Nov. 3-6 saw campus IT administrators present ways to preserve technology budgets during an economic downturn that has devastated many…
Keynoter: Make higher ed more accessible
Colleges should consider accrediting web-based programs offered at free or low-cost online schools, making higher education more widely available to populations with little access to post-secondary classes, a…
Copyrights blocking scholarly works
Stanford law professor and activist Lawrence Lessig told a gathering of campus technology chiefs Nov. 5 that restrictive copyright laws are "destructive of science and education," because academia…
Ubiquitous cloud computing by 2019?
George O. Strawn has seen higher-education technology grow exponentially since the late 1960s, so a future campus that operates entirely on cloud computing where students have access to…
Virtualization saves cash for college IT
Replacing Pepperdine University's computer labs with low-cost PCs would have cost almost $25,000, so campus technology officials turned to virtualized computing, connecting many PCs to a single computer…
How to move campus IT from good to great
At the 11th annual EDUCAUSE conference in Denver Nov. 4, more than 1,000 attendees listened to the advice of best-selling author and business expert Jim Collins, who used…
College officials get ed-tech advice
The 11th annual EDUCAUSE conference opened in Denver Nov. 4 with advice from best-selling author Jim Collins on how to take higher-education technology departments from good to great…
ABC News recruits college reporters
Students from six universities are pitching news stories and supplementing national reports for ABC News in a high-pressure program that uses technology and video-editing software while training students…
IT staff takes on enrollment spike — and wins
Thomas Glaser and his IT staff at Howard Community College (HCC) in Columbia, Md., have maintained the campus's reputation for standout technology and help-desk service, despite the kind…
Colleges axing student eMail accounts
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.…
Nanotechnology program targets schools
The nanotechnology industry will employ an estimated 2 million people worldwide by 2015, and with President Obama calling on colleges to ready students for the field, an Illinois-based…
Online courses often pricier for students
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…
FCC moves closer to net neutrality
University IT officials concerned that corporate control of the internet would mean that only major schools could afford premium web access lauded the Federal Communication Commission's step Oct.…
Schools make their case for broadband grants
Colleges and universities have applied for tens of millions of dollars in federal stimulus grants designed to expand broadband internet access, arguing that university IT infrastructure makes campuses…
iTunes U evolving into teacher resource
iTunes University's role in higher education has changed from a platform for lecture videos to a source for homework, quiz, and lesson ideas for professors in search of…
Cisco positioned for bigger education role
Cisco's purchase of leading videoconferencing company Tandberg could be a boon for K-12 and higher-education officials willing to pay for a high-quality online meeting space, but technology experts…
Disparate state rules plague online education
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…
News sites’ fee plans could hurt education
Major newspapers are considering charging readers for access to their online content, marking a business shift that could have significant implications for education. Key words: online newspaper, online…
Twitter tool could help educators
The micro-blogging web site Twitter is often crowded with extraneous posts and comments that distract from the site's meaningful content. To bring order to this chaos and help…
Twitter tool could help educators
The micro-blogging web site Twitter is often crowded with extraneous posts and comments that distract from the site's meaningful content. To bring order to this chaos and help…
Alcohol awareness goes online for students
More than 1,700 college students reportedly die every year from alcohol-related injuries, and higher-education officials are hoping to trim that number with online alcohol awareness courses that inform…
Alcohol awareness goes online for students
More than 1,700 college students reportedly die every year from alcohol-related injuries, and higher-education officials are hoping to trim that number with online alcohol awareness courses that inform…
Alcohol awareness goes online for students
More than 1,700 college students reportedly die every year from alcohol-related injuries, and higher-education officials are hoping to trim that number with online alcohol awareness courses that inform…
Alcohol awareness goes online for students
More than 1,700 college students reportedly die every year from alcohol-related injuries, and higher-education officials are hoping to trim that number with online alcohol awareness courses that inform…
Alcohol awareness goes online for students
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…
Alcohol awareness goes online for students
More than 1,700 college students reportedly die every year from alcohol-related injuries, and higher-education officials are hoping to trim that number with online alcohol awareness courses that inform…
Alcohol awareness goes online for students
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…
Alcohol awareness goes online for students
More than 1,700 college students reportedly die every year from alcohol-related injuries, and higher-education officials are hoping to trim that number with online alcohol awareness courses that inform…
Advocates warn of voting-machine ‘monopoly’
Some educators and activists say the recent consolidation of electronic voting machine ownership in the United States creates a potentially dangerous monopoly, and without greater accountability to voters,…
Yale researchers examine online accreditation
Yale Law School researchers will team up with a tuition-free online university to study how online higher education is perceived worldwide and document what it takes for internet-based…
Yale researchers examine online accreditation
Yale Law School researchers will team up with a tuition-free online university to study how online higher education is perceived worldwide and document what it takes for internet-based…
Florida college students get free online books
The board that oversees Florida's state universities has launched a program that will offer free online textbooks to students; the program makes printed books available as well, for…
Duke IT leader searches for reliable ID rules
Making sure students, faculty, and staff members have access to the right online resources at Duke University -- while barring others from viewing sensitive information -- is just…
Web calendar boosts student communication
A group of 43 Clemson University freshmen are using a new web-based calendar program this fall that integrates with students' mobile devices and sends alerts when campus events…
Web calendar boosts student communication
A group of 43 Clemson University freshmen are using a new web-based calendar program this fall that integrates with students' mobile devices and sends alerts when campus events…
Grant to spur supercomputing network
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…
Grant to spur supercomputing network
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…
Grant to spur supercomputing network
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…