IBM Builds Biggest Data Drive Ever
The system could enable detailed simulations of real-world phenomena—or store 24 billion MP3s.SOURCE: MIT Technology Review Read the Full Article
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For educators, painful lessons in social media use
The recent examples of two teachers who have come under fire for questionable social media posts should serve as a warning to other educators: Be careful what you post online.SOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article
UMass Lowell Online Breaks Record, Launches New Programs
LOWELL, Mass. – Fifteen years ago, UMass Lowell was among the first institutions in the nation to offer students the option to take classes online, delivering eight courses to about 80 students. This year, the university saw more than 200 times that number of online enrollments in offerings from single courses to full degree programs.SOURCE: […]
As Textbook Formats Multiply, New Services Help Students Compare Options
Traditionally, students shopping for textbooks have faced a simple choice: buy new or buy used? But recently things have gotten complicated. Publishers now offer digital editions. Rental programs let students lease printed books.SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher Education Read the Full Article
Free curriculum resource helps educators teach to Common Core standards
A popular online education resource now provides interactive curriculum tools specially tailored to correspond with both state standards and the Common Core standards—and U.S. educators can use the product free of charge. SOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article
Deltak Partners With Boston University To Deliver Online Master Of Social Work
Deltak edu, Inc., a leading provider of online higher education services, today announced it has partnered with Boston University to provide marketing and recruiting services for the School of Social Work’s online Master of Social Work with classes beginning in August 2011.SOURCE: Digital Journal
College adds a TV channel for learning
FLAT ROCK — Standing in front of a wall of green in Blue Ridge Community College’s new TV studio Friday, Vice President of Technology David Hutto described the launch of the school’s long-awaited educational channel.SOURCE: blueridgenow.com Read the Full Article
What Students Don’t Know
CHICAGO — For a stranger, the main library at the University of Illinois at Chicago can be hard to find. The directions I got from a pair of clerks at the credit union in the student center have proven unreliable. I now find myself adrift among ash trees and drab geometric buildings.SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed […]
Finding the discipline: Assessing student activity in Second Life
AbstractFor the second-language learner, the affordances of a virtual world have the potential to confer benefits conventionally aligned with real world experiences. However, little is known about the pedagogical benefits linked to the specific characteristics of the virtual world, let alone the issues arising for staff hoping to assess students’ participation in these worlds. This […]
Survey suggests Americans support teachers, but not online education
New poll results from Phi Delta Kappa and Gallup reveal that the American public has an overall positive outlook on its children’s schools, although poll respondents seem to oppose online learning.SOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article