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Albany – State University of New York Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher today commended Google, Inc. on its new initiative to increase accessibility for visually challenged users on its major Web services. SOURCE: The State University of New YorkRead the Press Release
The Open University (OU) has just announced the appointment of Steven Hill as its new Commercial Director. This key appointment comes at a time when public funding of higher education is under pressure, and universities are increasingly turning to other sources to diversify their income streams. SOURCE: Open University (UK)Read the Press Release
Building Entrepreneurs in Software and Technology (BEST) competition to be most valuable in the world for students at a universitySOURCE: Indiana UniversityRead the Press Release
Abstract As the technological age reaches its peak, so does the need to improve assessment for online instruction. Assessment includes all activities that teachers and students undertake to get information that can be used to improve teaching and learning (Black and William,1998b). Assessment is a critical factor of the learning environment. The popularity of distance […]
Abstract Transferable skills are gaining an increasing emphasis in engineering education. The skills of teamwork, communication, self directed learning and problem solving feature in most of the accrediting agencies criteria. This paper is a case study of a course which uses Problem Based Learning method to deliver key transferable skills to engineering students studying via […]
Open University ecological scientist – creator of the nature-lovers’ social networking site iSpot – has been given an award in recognition of this and other achievements by the British Ecological Society (BES). Jonathan Silvertown, Professor of Ecology at the OU, was presented with the society’s Ecological Engagement Award this month, receiving an honorarium of £1,000 […]
Nevada should create an online community college and outsource its operation to a vendor, such as a for-profit or Western Governors University, according to a new report from a task force convened by the Nevada System of Higher Education’s chancellor, Daniel Klaich.SOURCE: Inside Higher Ed Read the Full Article
Obama administration officials will draw on expertise of tech industry, higher education to determine how educators can best use technologySOURCE: eSchool News Read the Full Article
…students will be able to earn an online bachelor of science degree in kinesiology in the concentration of health promotion and wellness.SOURCE: The RepublicRead the Full Article
In a message to students, Frits Pannekoek, president of Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University, announced that “Athabasca University has joined more than 35 other universities in Canada in electing to opt out of using Access Copyright for permissions related to the use of third party materials in courses.” Access Copyright was established as a not-for-profit […]