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Students counting on Wikipedia today to help them finish papers or prep for exams are out of luck. The online encyclopedia’s English-language site has gone dark for 24 hours as part of a Web-wide blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (HR 3261), or SOPA, a bill being considered by the U.S. House of […]
Wikipedia has decided to black out the English version of the online encyclopedia for 24 hours on Wednesday to protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). Wikipedia’s move follows the lead of other Internet sites, including social news site Reddit which will black out its site for 12 hours on the same day.SOURCE: MacworldFull […]
Maputo — The Mozambican Education Ministry regards distance learning as a solution to the shortage of places in the country’s secondary schools.SOURCE: allAfrica.comRead the Full Article
A statewide ballot initiative that would expand the role of online courses in the K-12 educational system has entered circulation, prompting support from local education leaders. SOURCE: Inland Valley Daily BulletinRead the Full Story
In a move hailed as a “Christmas miracle”, the beleaguered National Extension College (NEC), the pioneering distance-learning institution that paved the way for the Open University, has been saved from extinction.SOURCE: tes, UKRead the Full Article
Bangalore,Dec 24 (PTI): Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today appointed a Commission of Inquiry to probe complaints of large-scale malpractices in exams conducted at Distance Education Centres besides recent disturbances in the Bangalore University campus including an attack by right wing outfit Sri Rama Sene Retired High Court Judge K.Shivashankar Bhat will be the one-man […]
REMARKS PRESENTED BY Judith S. Eaton, President COUNCIL FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION to the NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND INTEGRITY December 15, 2011 Thank you for allowing me to make this presentation in response the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) draft report of October 18, 2011. My remarks are […]
Schools, libraries encouraged to sign the petition, which argues eRate funding hasn’t kept pace with schools’ needsSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
The faculty union at the University of Manitoba, in Canada, sent an e-mail message to its members this month alerting them to a popular Web site where students are sharing course materials, including what the union calls professors’ “intellectual property.”SOURCE: Wired CampusRead the Full Article
Imagine yourself emerging from the Way Back Machine in London, England. It’s 1526. Henry VIII is on the throne. You furtively duck into a shop, and quickly head to the back room. You’ve come to buy an English translation of the New Testament. The mere possession of this book is punishable by death.SOURCE: Inside Higher […]
