Google to merge user data across more services
Privacy advocates slam the web-search giant for not allowing users to opt outeSchool NewsFull Article
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Massive Courses, Sans Stanford
For students looking to learn skills and land jobs, might the good word of a highly regarded instructor count as much as the imprimatur of a highly regarded institution?Inside Higher Ed Full Article
Distance Education in the United States, Past, Present, Future
Through a generous offer of Mr. Lawrence Lipsitz publisher and editor of Educational Technology Magazine, subscribers to Distance-Educator.com e-Newsletter can download a PDF copy of Distance Education in the United States, Past, Present, Future. Published since 1961, Educational Technology Magazine has chronicled the growth and development of the field by many leading scholars who have […]
‘Badges’ Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional College Diplomas
The spread of a seemingly playful alternative to traditional diplomas, inspired by Boy Scout achievement patches and video-game power-ups, suggests that the standard certification system no longer works in today’s fast-changing job market.Wired CampusFull Article
Online Course Provider, StraighterLine, to Offer Critical-Thinking Tests to Students
As alternatives to the college diploma have been bandied about recently, one question always seems to emerge: How do you validate badges or individual classes as a credential in the absence of a degree?Wired CampusFull Article
Company Powering Apple’s Siri Introduces Education Site of Its Own
The influential company providing brainpower for the iPhone personal assistant, Siri, has joined the group of education firms debuting new products around the time of Apple’s entry into the e-textbook market.Wired CampusFull Article
Students’ Video Game Tests New Artificial-Intelligence Engine — at the Prom
Few rituals conjure a storm of emotions like the high-school prom. Some remember the night forever, and others try to forget it as soon as they leave the gym.Wired CampusFull Article
Virginia Makes Digital Literacy Curriculum Available to Schools
By giving schools access to an interactive learning platform, Virginia will help prepare eighth- and ninth-grade students to become good digital citizens, the commonwealth announced on Thursday.ConvergeFull Article
New iTunes U App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
If you’re an educator at a university, college, or K-12 school, now you have an easy way to design and distribute complete courses featuring audio, video, books, and other content. And students and lifelong learners can experience your courses for free through a powerful new app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.AppleNew iTunes U App […]
iBooks textbooks for iPad
Introducing an entirely new kind of textbook that’s dynamic, current, engrossing, and truly interactive. A textbook created by publishers using a new authoring tool from Apple. A textbook brought to life by iPad.AppleiBooks textbooks for iPad