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With a few promotions and a lot of technical expertise, 37-year-old Peter Webb gained exposure to new areas of The MathWorks Inc.’s scientific computing business. But Webb, a principal technical specialist at the Natick, Mass.-based company, also found that his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science didn’t provide enough insights into other parts of […]
About 300 freshmen in accounting at two of Canada’s largest colleges will take part in a research program to assess whether wireless technology helps students to learn in their first year of college. The colleges also hope to find out if going wireless will help them attract future students. Read the Full Article http://chronicle.com/free/2002/03/2002030101u.htm
Ministers are being told if they want students to work their way through college they will have to do more to help them find decent jobs. University job shops which have sprung up in the past few years are reporting record business, with more and more students looking for work. Read the Full Article http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/education/newsid_1849000/1849549.stm
The following article is adapted from David Noble’s new book, Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education The book by David Noble was just published by Monthly Review Press. Read the Full Article http://www.monthlyreview.org/0302noble.htm
Australian universities are increasingly using online technology, says Anne Martin, deputy vice-chancellor of Deakin University. “However, a lot of claims about being online really mean supplemental use of it or components of courses being delivered that way,” she says. Read The Full Article http://www.it.mycareer.com.au/breaking/2002/02/27/FFXELND06YC.html
The difficulties of understanding and educating children with autism can make parents and teachers “desperate,” says Sarah Roche, a project staff assistant at the State University of New York at Albany. Through a three-course certificate program, the university uses a variety of distance-learning media to provide instruction in what can be an exhausting field. http://chronicle.com/free/2002/02/2002022801u.htm
SkillSoft Corp. (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of e-learning courseware and Referenceware for business and IT professionals, today announced the release of 27 business skills courses localized for the Chinese market and covering areas such as project management, customer service, and leadership. The ongoing localization initiative is the result of SkillSoft’s strategic alliance agreement with […]
WHAT: Campus Pipeline, Inc. is sponsoring a series of 10 free, half-day seminars that will explore how existing campus systems can be combined with new technologies and applications to further digital campus initiatives. Attendees will participate in interactive workshop-style presentations and network with their peers over lunch. WHY: Education industry market research and consulting firm […]
June 9-11, 2002 at Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando Maitland, Fla. – Feb. 25, 2002 – In the midst of summer recess, some college and university administrators are going back to school of sorts. CollegisEduprise has announced plans for the 2nd annual Executive Summit for higher education leaders interested in advancing emerging trends and discussing […]
This spring, a group of students at Tufts University has a rare opportunity to study with African students — without ever leaving Boston. Pearl T. Robinson connects students at Tufts with those at the University of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania; and Makerere University, in Uganda Read the Full Story http://chronicle.com/free/2002/02/2002022701u.htm