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We may not know what the future holds, but we can take a pretty good guess where it will come from: MIT’s Media Lab. The renowned Cambridge workspace throws imaginative people of different disciplines together and encourages them to learn by building, tinkering, and designing. SOURCE: Atlantic Read the Full Article
It Has Been Shown To Accelerate Comprehension and Increase Engagement For All Ages In Numerous DisciplinesSOURCE: ELEARNINGRead the Full Article
If college students were in a reality television show about off campus life, they would vote to keep their computers, smartphones and televisions while quickly eliminating cable/satellite television, GPS systems and Blu-ray disc players, new research from Ball State University reveals. Source: Ball State UniversityRead the Full Article
ARMONK, N.Y., – 08 Sep 2011: • 8,042 commuters in 20 cities on six continents surveyed • Drivers report more stress and frustration related to commuting worldwide • Forty one percent of commuters globally said improved public transportation would help reduce stress • Perception of traffic in emerging economies vs. more developed economies is improving […]
This report looks closely at how libraries are servicing distance learning programs. It looks at how these programs have impacted library purchasing, particularly of eBooks and audio visual resources, and at how libraries are providing information literacy courses and tutorials to students at a distance. SOURCE: Research and MarketsRead the Report’s Summary
REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 7, 2011 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the findings of two national surveys, conducted online by Harris Interactive, of college students currently pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) degrees and of parents of K–12 students. The goal of the surveys was to gain insight about what can better prepare and […]
Abstract Geographically referenced user generated content provides us with an opportunity to, for the first time, gather perspectives on place over large areas by exploring how very many people describe information. We present a framework for analysing large collections of user generated content. This involves classification of descriptive terms attached by users to photographs into […]
“While higher education is often spoken of in terms of crisis, this concept might be better treated as a critical juncture or turning point rather than a terminus,” writes Randy Martin. This sentiment appears in the preface to Martin’s new book, Under New Management: Universities, Administrative Labor, and the Professional Turn (Temple University Press), and […]
Abstract This study explored the nature of teacher-student interaction from the perspective of eight virtual school teachers in an asynchronous, self-paced, statewide, supplemental virtual high school. Using intensity sampling, eight teachers who varied across discipline, grade level, and course completion rates were interviewed, revealing that the majority of interactions were student-initiated and instructional in nature. […]
The University of California Libraries will join with the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin and University of Florida in a groundbreaking initiative to identify and make available digital versions of “orphan works” within the holdings of the HathiTrust Digital Library. SOURCE: University of California SystemRead The Press Release