University Professional & Continuing Education Association 2012 Annual Conference
Conference dates: March 28-30, 2012 Location: Portland, OR Theme: Sustainability and Resilience Read the Conference Call for Proposals
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Who Sets E-Mail Rules?
With dueling hypothetical examples, the chief advocate of a proposed e-mail policy for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and critics of the plan are debating whether it should be adopted.SOURCE: Inside Higher EdRead the Full Article
iPhone Finally Gets Flash
Apple may not have approved it, but it appears as though iPhone users will soon gain access to Flash content. SOURCE: PC WolrdRead the Full Article
IBM Global Commuter Pain Survey: Traffic Congestion Down, Pain Way Up
ARMONK, N.Y., – 08 Sep 2011: • 8,042 commuters in 20 cities on six continents surveyed • Drivers report more stress and frustration related to commuting worldwide • Forty one percent of commuters globally said improved public transportation would help reduce stress • Perception of traffic in emerging economies vs. more developed economies is improving […]
International Technology, Education and Development Conference
The 6th International Technology, Education and Development Valencia (Spain)5th, 6th and March 5-7, 2012.Access the Conference Website
Plagiarism Betrayal?
An arms race between instructors and students continues to escalate.SOURCE: Inside Higher EdRead the Full Story
NationsUniversity enrollment tops 5,000
NationsUniversity, a church-supported distance-learning program that offers academic degrees in religious studies, recently reached an enrollment of 5,006 students. That’s an all-time record for the 15-year-old program, said President Alan D. Cooper.SOURCE: The Christian ChronicleRead the Full Sotry
Microsoft, Industry Partners Establish Intelligent Systems Market
REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 9, 2011 — Cows and fuel pumps aren’t typically thought of as having anything in common, but a Dutch dairy farmer recently changed that. By tagging each cow’s ear with an embedded device — the same technology that helps fill your car’s tank with gas — the farmer can monitor the […]
Could Professors’ Dependence on Turnitin Lead to More Plagiarism?
A store clerk may think it unnecessary to watch out for shoplifters because antitheft technology does the job for them.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article
Many U.S. schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks
For incoming freshmen at western Connecticut’s suburban Brookfield High School, hefting a backpack weighed down with textbooks is about to give way to tapping out notes and flipping electronic pages on a glossy iPad tablet computer.SOURCE: Read the Full Article