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Justice Dept. accuses college of breaking law

August 9, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The Obama administration and four states are accusing a private for-profit college corporation of illegally paying recruiters to enroll students, the latest action in an examination of the…

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Ed-tech leaders push closed captioning, compliance monitoring

March 15, 2012August 3, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Teaming up with companies that provide transcribers or software that scans recorded lectures and provides transcription, colleges and universities are increasingly looking for new, inexpensive ways to eliminate…

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Technology, interaction can bring big retention gains to small colleges

August 10, 2012August 1, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Electronic lists detailing which students are in danger of dropping out of college have become a favorite of campus administrators trying to curtail falling retention rates. Classes teaching…

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High school students get learning experience on college campus

July 28, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

There’s a new experiment to get Prince George’s County high school students ready for higher education: sending them straight to college, the Washington Post reports.

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Digital signage adoption skyrockets in higher education

November 5, 2013July 27, 2011 by Denny Carter

Paper flyers are out. Digital signage is in. College students have sent the message loud and clear to their campus IT officials: They want information broadcast on-screen—and recent…

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Scott promotes controversial education reforms

July 27, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Controversial changes that have rocked Texas higher education system may be coming to Florida, WCTV reports.

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Panel: Evolving technology has great classroom potential

November 5, 2013July 19, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Technology, when used properly, has the potential to increase student achievement and engage students in learning. But the overwhelming number of technology devices and solutions sometimes leads to…

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20 most Googled colleges: Analytics skills or pure luck?

July 15, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Why is a two-year college in Georgia among the country’s most Googled campuses? It could be happy coincidence, web search experts say.

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College-ready teens in short supply

July 15, 2011 by By Raishay Lin, Contributing Editor

Recent research demonstrates a troubling inverse relationship between job market and higher-education trends: As the job market increasingly demands postsecondary training, the number of recent high school graduates…

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College net price calculators might not paint complete picture

July 14, 2011 by From wire service reports

When the annual college search season gets under way this fall, parents and students will have a new tool at their disposal.

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More teens asking: College? Who needs it?

November 5, 2013July 8, 2011 by From wire service reports

He calls it the UnCollege movement: Nineteen-year-old Dale Stephens is urging his peers to rethink the need for college, arguing that they can get more out of pursuing…

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Campus survives the ‘iPad jitters’

June 30, 2011June 30, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Putting Apple iPads in the hands of every student and professor on a PC-based campus required some convincing, but a year later, Seton Hill University officials said the…

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Online nurse training feels old-school heat

June 27, 2011June 26, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

From its modest headquarters nestled in an Albany business park, Excelsior College has become the largest nursing school in the nation.

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Technology keeps kids tethered to their parents longer than previous generations

June 23, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The big deadline for high school seniors to choose a college has passed, and parents’ thoughts are turning toward the joy of less laundry or the agony of…

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International college news network in the works

May 11, 2012June 22, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Students on thousands of campuses worldwide will use a Canadian university’s ultra-high-speed internet connection to share student-made video news segments in real time, avoiding the barriers and technical…

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Lecture capture used to proctor exams in higher education

November 5, 2013June 21, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Valerie DeVoss knows what test cheating sounds like: Tapping on a smart phone, the rustling of unseen papers, and barely audible whispering – all tipoffs that can be…

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Should professors be forced to post syllabi online?

June 21, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Requiring professors to make their syllabi publicly available on the web could draw a backlash from educators who see the document as their intellectual property, while universities and…

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37 percent of state graduates college-ready, data shows

June 15, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Heightening concerns about the value of many of its high school diplomas, the New York State Education Department released new data on Tuesday showing that only 37 percent…

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Learning disabilities can offer college admission edge

June 15, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Can having a learning disability be an advantage when applying to college? Asks U.S. News & World Report. This probably sounds like a strange question, since most families…

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Student loans eyed by budgeteers

June 6, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The White House and key lawmakers are considering reductions in student loan subsidies, farm payments, and support for federal workers’ pensions as they search for cuts that can…

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Are new ED rules an ‘unconditional surrender’ to for-profit colleges?

June 3, 2011June 3, 2011 by Denny Carter

Some of the country’s largest online education programs will have to comply with federal regulations far less stringent than once thought after the U.S. Education Department (ED) unveiled…

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New textbook exchange site helps students ‘defy’ publishers

June 2, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

After a bachelor’s degree, a law degree, and a business degree, Derek Haake estimates his total textbook costs at around $20,000 — and now he’s hitting back at…

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Online students connect off line with ‘geosocial’ networking

June 2, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Because an online college student might want to meet a classmate the old-fashioned way – face to face – Arizona State University (ASU) has a social networking platform…

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InfoComm 2011 will focus on AV, IT services

September 26, 2011May 26, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

When it kicks off on June 15 in Orlando, Fla., InfoComm 2011 will showcase integrated display, projection, audio, conferencing, lighting and staging, digital signage and communications system solutions…

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As online education rules loom, a call for cooperation between states

May 25, 2011May 25, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Members of an influential online-learning task force said states should create uniform standards for online colleges and universities, making it easier for institutions to comply with a federal…

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‘Trump University’ being investigated by NY AG

May 20, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

A for-profit university operated by real estate mogul Donald Trump is being investigated by the New York Attorney General's office, the Associated Press reports. A spokesman for the…

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Recorded lectures take on new risk as blogger ‘goes after teachers’

May 19, 2011 by Denny Carter

Controversial blogger Andrew Breitbart might make college professors squeamish about recording their lectures.

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Full Sail University receives numerous honors from USDLA

May 9, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In an effort to reward outstanding online institutions and brick-and-mortar schools that offer web-based programs, the U.S. Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presents honors to deserving universities, reports U.S.…

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How social media can help, and not hinder, during a crisis

November 6, 2013May 5, 2011 by By Terri Howard and Ralph Metzner

It’s important for school leaders to understand basic crisis management principles—and how social media might play a role in the event of a crisis, for better or worse.…

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Educators question RateMyProfessor annual college rankings

May 4, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Can 10 million college students be wrong? The popular site RateMyProfessor released its 2010-11 rankings April 26 – naming the top university and professors – as many in…

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How online education could stop the higher-ed bubble from bursting

November 5, 2013May 3, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Low-cost online courses could help higher education from becoming the next economic bubble that bursts and inflicts fiscal pain on institutions, investors, and students, said educational technology experts…

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App maker: Don’t just play on your smartphone–study, too

November 5, 2013May 2, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

When Ashish Rangnekar wasn’t studying for his business school entrance exam, he played games, perused websites, and checked eMail on his iPhone. Now he – and 75,000 other…

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Roommate charged with hate crime in NJ webcam case

April 28, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

A former Rutgers University freshman who prosecutors said used a webcam to spy on his roommate’s same-sex encounter was charged April 20 with a hate crime and accused…

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Ed Department: Half of community college students need remedial classes

March 15, 2012April 27, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Community colleges should tailor remedial curriculum for students who are unprepared for introductory English and math courses, and in some cases, developmental classes “hinder” student progress, according to…

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Campuses not meeting demand for hybrid classes

April 26, 2011 by Denny Carter

College students enrolled in entirely-online courses might prefer more face-to-face learning, according to a survey that says higher education is in need of more “hybrid” courses.

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Poll: Youth without degrees at end of job line

April 25, 2011April 22, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The nation's economic upheaval has been especially hard on young people trying to start their working lives with a high school education or less. Only about a third…

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Universities told not to edit their Wikipedia entries

April 22, 2011April 22, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Campus communications officials shouldn’t aggressively monitor and change their university’s Wikipedia page unless the entry has been “vandalized” by another editor, a Wikipedia spokeswoman said during a recent…

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Google tablets expected to challenge iPad

November 5, 2013April 20, 2011 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Apple’s iPad will maintain tablet supremacy for the next four years, but higher education soon could see an influx of tablets that operate with Google’s operating system (OS)…

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