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The Spring General Faculty Council meeting of about 40 faculty and staff April 18 in the Student Center discussed budget-saving measures, plans to increase enrollment and a new diversity initiative. Budget Director Tim Rooney said that in the future the MU operating budget will rely more on funds from student tuition, which has been increasing, […]
eLearning Papers is an initiative of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Its aim is to promote the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for lifelong learning. The current Special Special Edition offers the following informative articles on a range of timely topics: Diffusion and Adoption of OER Virtual Mobility: The Value […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 25, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As college students increasingly embrace online courses, measuring the effectiveness of distance learning is becoming a critical necessity to protect students, taxpayers who subsidize higher education, and future employers looking for skilled graduates. But are the current gatekeepers of education quality, a complex system of institutionally funded […]
Programs Traverse the Globe with New Arts Specials, a Major New Series, Gavel-to-Gavel Convention Coverage, Independent Films, and a Celebration of British CulturePBSPress Release
Inside Out The three-day event examined what’s going on at the Media Lab through presentations, discussions, and open houses. Wednesday’s symposium, hosted by award-winning journalist John Hockenberry, explored how, through a deeper understanding of the natural world, designers will be changing the very nature of technology: how tomorrow’s technologies will go beyond assistive devices to […]
Today there are over 5.9 billion mobile phone subscriptions worldwide, and for every one person who accesses the internet from a computer two do so from a mobile device. Given the ubiquity and rapidly expanding functionality of mobile technologies, UNESCO is enthusiastic about their potential to improve and facilitate learning, particularly in communities where educational […]
Milwaukee — Digital natives? The idea that students are superengaged finders of online learning materials once struck Glenda Morgan, e-learning strategist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as “a load of hooey.” Students, she figured, probably stick with the textbooks and other content they’re assigned in class. Wired Campus Full Story
While comparing one device to another might seem easy, picking a tablet that meets your school’s learning goals and unique needs isn’t so simple. In conversations with four administrators and experts, we talked about five key factors to consider when you’re thinking about starting a tablet initiative.Converge Full Article
Leading IT players in higher education and industry training to address ‘most pressing’ skills gap in IT A ground-breaking collaboration between The Open University and Global Knowledge, a worldwide leader in IT and business skills training, has today launched a new Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) for IT Service Managers (ITSM). The Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Professional […]