Online tutoring, speech therapy among new eLearning solutions
New options for online tutoring and speech therapy are among the latest eLearning solutions introduced during recent ed-tech trade shows.eSchool NewsFull Article
Archive for the ‘Daily News’ Category
Exclusive Interview with Jane Terpstra, Direcotr, Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning
The 28th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning is held this year on August 8 to 10 in Madison, Wisconsin. I have attended at least 20 of the 28 conferences so far, and recommend it highly to everyone who is interested in improving programs and offerings in K-12, higher education as well as government […]
Getting Their Money’s Worth
Lasell College’s new five-year strategic plan contains some typical goals for a small, private college: hire new faculty, renovate old buildings, improve advising and student support, and identify signature programs. Inside Higher EdFull Article
NMC’s New List of Metatrends–It’s Not Just About The Technology
For a decade the New Media Consortium’s Horizon Project has, through its research, obtained consensus from experts about the technologies that most impact teaching, learning, and creative inquiry. NMC Horizon Project research, shared in its annual NMC Horizon Report > Higher Education Edition and other NMC Horizon Project publications, also identifies metatrends and global challenges […]
A Boom Time for Education Start-Ups
Despite recession investors see technology companies’ ‘Internet moment’ Harsh economic realities mean trouble for college leaders. But where administrators perceive an impending crisis, investors increasingly see opportunity. In recent years, venture capitalists have poured millions into education-technology start-ups, trying to cash in on a market they see as ripe for a digital makeover. And lately, […]
U. of California TV Station Will Develop Original Content for YouTube
YouTube’s continuing effort to put more original videos online has expanded beyond high-profile celebrities and news outlets to include a university television station. In exchange for a $300,000 grant to the station to produce original videos, YouTube will try to recoup its investment using the oldest money-making tool in television: advertising.Wired CampusFull Article
Crowdsourced Book-Review Project Puts Critiques Online
The traditional academic-publishing industry moves slowly, and scholarly book reviews can take a long time to get printed. So one group of students is trying to speed up the review process and make it more interactive by putting a crowdsourced book review online for anyone to critique.Wired CampusFull Article
The For-Profit Next Door
Rasmussen College is a relatively small fish that prefers small ponds. That may be why the for-profit chain is sitting pretty compared to many of its higher-profile peers.Inside Higher EdFull Article
Tablet Ownership Triples Among College Students
The number of college students who say they own tablets has more than tripled since a survey taken last year, according to new poll results released today. The Pearson Foundation sponsored the second-annual survey, which asked 1,206 college students and 204 college-bound high-school seniors about their tablet ownership. The results suggest students increasingly prefer to […]
Global Nomads Group Uses Polycom® RealPresence® Video Collaboration to Bring Students from Around the World Together to Foster Greater Understanding and Respect
PLEASANTON, Calif. – Mar 14, 2012 : Polycom, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLCM), the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today announced that Global Nomads Group (GNG) is using Polycom® RealPresence® video collaboration solutions to support “Youth Talk,” an interactive video collaboration program for students ages 14-18 that helps build increased awareness and understanding between teens […]