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Europe is getting older. The ageing of the European population raises issues in almost all aspects of life. Active ageing in Europe calls for a new vision of older people and their social roles that are more in line with the reality of the 21st century. Lifelong learning is a key component of active ageing, […]
Every year, Internet access via broadband becomes available to millions more Americans, up from 92 percent last year to 94 percent, a recent report shows. Rural and tribal areas are the outliers. The Christian Science Monitor Full Article
Bipartisan organization attracts attention, criticism When the educational technology advocacy group Digital Learning Now! revealed its first state report cards gauging where states stand in supporting online learning, it was in part applying the adage that what gets measured gets done. Education Week Full Article
The Office of Educational Technology is involved in a variety of projects and initiatives that leverage technology to improve teaching and learning and create opportunities for innovation. Evidence Framework Designing new methodological frameworks for acquiring evidence for a fast-changing, technology-powered world. Innovation Clusters Encouraging partnerships between researchers, entrepreneurs and schools for developing new technologies. Connected […]
Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) Director Haroldt Murangi says the poor public perception of Open Distance Learning (ODL) should change. Murangi made the statement during a Namcol gala dinner held in the capital last Thursday, which was organised for the Khomas regional leadership. allAfrica.com Full Article
Barry Morris will lead new Public Sector organization that combines Polycom’s Federal, State & Local Government, Education and Healthcare Organizations in the U.S. 4-Traders Full Article
About half of the students who fail to graduate college in six years never even make it to their second year, according to Department of Education data. Now, a new app is aiming to help make that college transition more successful for students — by involving their parents. Inside Higher Ed Full Article
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin College of Communication will begin hosting classes Aug. 29 in the Belo Center for New Media, its new five-story, 120,000-square-foot facility. Located at the northeast corner of Dean Keeton and Guadalupe streets, the $54.8 million Belo Center provides interactive classrooms and meeting space for more than […]
Coursera, the massive online open course (MOOC) site with myriad university partnerships, will require students to sign an honor code statement before they take the free classes. eCampus News Full Article
College officials remain as faithful as ever that social media outlets are useful to achieving institutional goals, and that their own institutions’ efforts have been successful. But measuring usefulness remains a challenge, and the methods colleges are using to gauge success have not grown in sophistication in recent years. Inside Higher Ed Full Article