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FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will join U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan for a discussion on transitioning K-12 schools to digital learning. In its National Broadband Plan, the FCC presented a vision of using technology to transform how teachers teach and students learn inside and outside of the classroom. Through its E-Rate program, the […]
NEW YORK CITY — Apple made its much-anticipated move on the education technology industry on Thursday, announcing a revamped version of its iTunes U platform that could challenge traditional learning management systems. It also unveiled new tools for creating and distributing low-cost digital textbooks that could speed the pace of e-text adoption.Full articleInside Higher Ed
hursday’s iBooks 2 update delivered interactive textbooks to the iPad. These books incorporate video clips, moving diagrams, audio commentary, and other new features that exploit the iPad’s touch interface. With a handful of such books already available for purchase from the new Textbooks section in the iBookstore, I decided to take the updated iBooks out […]
At Thursday’s education event, Apple put glee into the heart of every ebook publisher when it unveiled iBooks Author, the company’s new ebook authoring tool. Between the WYSIWYG editing, Pages and Word import, and the free price tag, the app sounded too good to be true.MacworldFull Article
Privacy advocates slam the web-search giant for not allowing users to opt outeSchool NewsFull Article
For students looking to learn skills and land jobs, might the good word of a highly regarded instructor count as much as the imprimatur of a highly regarded institution?Inside Higher Ed Full Article
The spread of a seemingly playful alternative to traditional diplomas, inspired by Boy Scout achievement patches and video-game power-ups, suggests that the standard certification system no longer works in today’s fast-changing job market.Wired CampusFull Article
As alternatives to the college diploma have been bandied about recently, one question always seems to emerge: How do you validate badges or individual classes as a credential in the absence of a degree?Wired CampusFull Article
The influential company providing brainpower for the iPhone personal assistant, Siri, has joined the group of education firms debuting new products around the time of Apple’s entry into the e-textbook market.Wired CampusFull Article