Posts Tagged ‘Higher Education’

Online Higher Education’s Individualist Fallacy

There has been much talk of the “online revolution” in higher education. While there is a place for online education, some of its boosters anticipate displacing the traditional campus altogether. A close reading of their arguments, however, makes clear that many share what might be called the “individualist fallacy,” both in their understanding of how […]

40M OU on iTunes U downloads show a marked change in user behaviour – 70 per cent of visitors now download straight to iOS devices

The Open University on iTunes U has today hit 40 million downloads, nearly doubling the numbers in just over a year. The rate of iTunes U downloads straight to iOS devices also soared. SOURCE: Open University, UKRead the Press Rlease

Online Platforms Begin to Test the Market for University-Press E-Books

Librarians have been saying they want and need to buy more scholarly monographs in electronic format. That perceived demand is about to be tested, as several long-planned e-book platforms for university-press books go live over the next few months.SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article

More than 600 utilize online religious policy

This year, Syracuse University did something a little different than years past: It held classes on the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashana and the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr. To allow students to be exempt from classes from religious observances, the university had students request the day off through their MySlice accounts — a policy hundreds of […]

Probe finds fraud in U.S. distance education

(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) identified a “serious vulnerability” in distance education programs due to frauds committed by students and recommended a stricter enrollment process for colleges.SOURCE: Reuters/Yahoo! NewsRead the Full Sotry

OU develops UK’s first full-text search engine to aid research scholars

The Open University’s Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) has developed an innovative new search facility called CORE – COnnecting REpositories – to help academics, researchers and students navigate related papers from across UK Open Access repositories. SOURCE: Open University (UK)

Faster Internet Service Fuels Growth at West Virginia Community Colleges

But some less-connected campuses lag as the state vaults from poorly linked to highly wiredSOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article

WGU Texas, State’s Newest University, to Celebrate Launch and Formalize Community College Partnership

AUSTIN — WGU Texas, texas.wgu.edu, the nonprofit, online university established by Governor Rick Perry and endorsed by the state of Texas, will mark its official launch today at a special event at the State Capitol. During the event, Texas’ newest university and the Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC) will sign a partnership agreement designed […]

Music Anywhere, Anytime: International Symposium on Synchronous Distance Learning

Advances in video conferencing technology have made it possible to communicate with people all over the world. With the introduction of HD Video and better than CD quality audio, teaching and performing music over the Internet is now a reality. The purpose of the symposium is to identify and develop strategies to establish synchronous distance […]

Maximizing Learning Using Online Student Assessment

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 […]