Posts Tagged ‘Higher Education’

Delivering Key Graduate Attributes via Teams Working in Virtual Space

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 […]

Online and Outsourced

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

White House makes ‘Digital Promise’ to schools

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

University of Louisiana at Lafayette plans to launch first online degree program next semester

…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

Athabasca University Opts Out of Access Copyright

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 […]

Study: College graduates driving increase in bankruptcy filings

College graduates are the fastest-growing group of consumers who have filed for bankruptcy protection in the past five years, according to a new study by a financial nonprofit, which underscores the broad reach of the Great Recession.SOURCE: The Washington PostRead the Full Story

Who Sets E-Mail Rules?

With dueling hypothetical examples, the chief advocate of a proposed e-mail policy for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and critics of the plan are debating whether it should be adopted.SOURCE: Inside Higher EdRead the Full Article

Could Professors’ Dependence on Turnitin Lead to More Plagiarism?

A store clerk may think it unnecessary to watch out for shoplifters because antitheft technology does the job for them.SOURCE: The Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article

With Cheating Only a Click Away, Professors Reduce the Incentive

As soon as the handheld gadgets called “clickers” hit the University of Colorado at Boulder, Douglas Duncan saw cheating.SOURCE: Chronicle of Higher EducationRead the Full Article

Enhanced eLearning Inventory Provides Better Information

A site redesign for the eLearning Inventory is now live and available for use by all Ohio State faculty and staff. The Inventory of eLearning tools and resources can be found at elinventory.it.ohio-state.edu. SOURCE: The Ohio State University