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special education directors have made Universal Design for Learning a top priority, according to the first comprehensive report on state and local implementation of the curriculum framework. Converge Magazine Full Article
June 5 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration’s rule barring for-profit colleges from paying recruiters bonuses tied to the number of students they sign up was upheld by a federal appeals court. San Francisco Chronicle Full Article
NEWS RELEASE For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Paul Hassen, APLU, 202-478-6073 Charles Lenth, SHEEO, 303-541-1601 Announcing the Formation of the Commission on Regulation of Postsecondary Distance Education May 23, 2012 — Former U. S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and 20 other leaders have been invited to explore the regulation of postsecondary distance education on […]
Begun in 1990, The Campus Computing ProjectTM is the largest continuing study of the role of information technology in American higher education. Our projects – the annual Campus Computing Survey, the national surveys of presidents, provosts, and other senior campus officials conducted in collaboration with Inside Higher Ed, and other research activities – draw on […]
Dr. Rufus Glasper, Chancellor of the Maricopa Community Colleges, is one of 20 education leaders appointed to a commission to study the regulation of distance education. Tempe, AZ (PRWEB) June 01, 2012 Dr. Rufus Glasper, Chancellor of the Maricopa Community Colleges, is one of 20 education leaders appointed to a commission to study the regulation […]
The Ohio State University has announced a plan to build an innovative, forward-looking learning environment that will enhance teaching and student learning. The plan, called Digital First, will expand classroom technology, foster a 21st century mobile learning environment with technology including iPads, and enhance digital learning content through tools such as iTunes U and iBooks […]
TEACH…LEARN…CONNECT 28thAnnual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning August 8-10, 2012 Madison, Wisconsin http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference Register by July 16 to receive the “early-bird” fee AND take advantage of the Group Discount (3 or more people from same organization). For more info, download the Conference Program.If you are unable to attend in person, we recommend registering […]
Building off recent momentum behind their cause, a group of public-access advocates has started a petition asking the Obama administration to require that work supported by taxpayer money be accessible online. The petition, from Access2Research, went live on the White House’s We the Peoplepublic-petition site late Sunday night. Organizers got the word out quickly and […]
The digital corporation Gigabit Squared on Wednesday (May 23) unveiled its Neighborhood Gateway Program, an initiative that will provide $200 million in funding for up to six Gigabit University (Gig.U) member institutions. Gig.U is a nationwide consortium of universities and communities working toward the development of ultra high-speed networks for leading U.S. universities and their […]
The term ‘massive open online course’, or MOOC (coined by Dave Cormier and Bryan Alexander) describes courses that take place online; are open in the sense that participation is typically free of charge and learning materials can be modified, reused and distributed to others; and reach massive communities – of tens of thousands – of […]