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As the U.S. continues to look for ways to increase the number of college graduates, the primary roadblock is the cost of college — tuition increases outpace the rate of inflation every year. In fact, for more than 20 years, the cost of higher education has grown at a faster rate than that of health […]
The group of elite universities offering free online courses just got bigger. Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology today announced a partnership that will host online courses from both institutions free of charge. The platform, its creators say, has the potential to improve face-to-face classes on the home campuses while giving students around […]
I have been an active blogger since 2006, and I often say that becoming one was the best decision I have ever made in my academic life. In terms of intellectual fulfillment, creativity, networking, impact, productivity, and overall benefit to my scholarly life, blogging wins hands down. I have written books, produced online courses, led […]
The current technology-driven upheaval in higher education has created new markets of students who cannot or will not commute to and from a physical campus. It has also created a new market of colleges — particularly small, traditional ones — that sense they must adapt to the rise of online learning and corporate management practices […]
SAN RAMON, Calif. – May 01, 2012 : ACT Conferencing, Kathea, Microsoft Corp. and Tata Communications have joined Open Visual Communications Consortium™ (OVCC™), a group of leading service and solution providers creating the blueprint to deliver high-quality video collaboration that connects any vendor, any network and any device, anywhere. With Microsoft, which joins as a […]
NEW YORK and REDMOND, Wash. — April 30, 2012 — Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced the formation of a strategic partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will build upon the history of strong innovation in digital reading technologies from both companies. The partnership will accelerate […]
Considered the father of computer science, Alan Turing earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton in 1938. Andrew Appel, chair of the Department of Computer Science, discusses Turing’s legacy in this video. Princeton University Press Release and Video
The head of Indiana University’s e-texts program lays out how his institution plans to “disrupt” the traditional textbook publishing model with the help of publishers themselves. Campus Technology Full Article