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NEW YORK and REDMOND, Wash. — April 30, 2012 — Barnes & Noble Inc. (NYSE: BKS) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) today announced the formation of a strategic partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will build upon the history of strong innovation in digital reading technologies from both companies. The partnership will accelerate […]
Considered the father of computer science, Alan Turing earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton in 1938. Andrew Appel, chair of the Department of Computer Science, discusses Turing’s legacy in this video. Princeton University Press Release and Video
The head of Indiana University’s e-texts program lays out how his institution plans to “disrupt” the traditional textbook publishing model with the help of publishers themselves. Campus Technology Full Article
Delivers cloud-based learning solutions to improve organizational agility ORLANDO, Fla. & NASHUA, N.H.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Addressing worldwide customer demands for a more visual and flexible presentation of learning content to improve workforce productivity, SkillSoft today introduced SkillPort 8®, a revolutionary cloud-based learning experience that contextually organizes relevant and aligned learning around the user instead of the traditional […]
PLEASANTON, Calif., May 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Polycom, Inc. PLCM -1.21% , the global leader in open standards-based unified communications (UC), announced today that Marci Powell, global director for Education at Polycom, was inducted into the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) Hall of Fame, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated vision, leadership, and […]
ST. LOUIS, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Online university honored for third time in four years at USDLA 2012 International Conference For the second straight year, Western Governors University, www.wgu.edu , has received the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) 21st Century Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning. The nonprofit, online university […]
WASHINGTON—The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced the selection of three states—Pennsylvania, Kentucky and New Hampshire—to receive grant funds and technical assistance to develop policies that increase the options for students to earn high school credits toward graduation. Many states are expanding the measure of their education systems from fixed timelines that do not necessarily […]
The machines are rising. Soon they will be sophisticated enough to fill certain faculty roles at traditional universities. But to make this revolution work for students, academic leaders at those traditional institutions will need to broker a peace between artificially intelligent teaching programs and their human counterparts, according to a new report written by the […]