USC Prevents Media from Rotting with Large Private Cloud
University of Southern California is working toward a goal of building one of the largest scholarly data collections in the world.SOURCE: ConvergeRead the Artcile
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UC Berkeley chooses Google Apps over Microsoft Office 365 (updated)
University of California, Berkeley, that hotbed of civil unrest as well as academic achievement, has become the latest university to move from its old-fashioned e-mail system to the Google Apps for Education cloud.SOURCE: CloudBeatRead the Full Article
Today’s gaming enthusiast is older than you think, finds Open University research
Those struggling to think of a last-minute Christmas gift for their middle-aged relatives might be intrigued to know they may prefer a digital game this year, rather than a nice pair of slippers.SOURCE: Open UniversityRead the Press Release
Theorizing in Distance Education: The Critical Quest for Conceptual Foundations
Abstract Notwithstanding the increasing importance of distance education in contemporary society, studies of distance education often lack solid foundations to sustain theoretical advances in the field. The purpose of this paper is twofold. First, to revisit five seminal distance education theories and reorganize their tenets into three broad categories: the context of industrial and post-industrial […]
Petition calls for more eRate funding
Schools, libraries encouraged to sign the petition, which argues eRate funding hasn’t kept pace with schools’ needsSOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
Private Cost of Education: A Comparative Study of Distance and Campus-based University Students in Nigeria
This paper examines the comparative private costs of distance and conventional (classroom-based) university students in Nigeria. A total of 200 subjects comprising students registered for the B.Sc. Computer Science and B.A. English Studies programmes at the University of Lagos, Nigeria and the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) were randomly selected as samples for this […]
Open University to launch arthritis course for healthcare professionals
A new course providing healthcare professionals with specialist knowledge to improve services for patients with inflammatory arthritis is to be launched by The Open University. The self-study course was funded by a curriculum development grant from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and has been developed with the direction and advice of specialist rheumatology nurses. It will […]
Canadian Faculty Union Warns That Student Postings of Lectures Could Violate Copyright Law
The faculty union at the University of Manitoba, in Canada, sent an e-mail message to its members this month alerting them to a popular Web site where students are sharing course materials, including what the union calls professors’ “intellectual property.”SOURCE: Wired CampusRead the Full Article
PLATO Learning Introduces New Courses and Support Site
Secondary and post-secondary science courses part of new product and services releaseSOURCE: PLATO LearningMINNEAPOLIS – December 20, 2011 –PLATO Learning, a leading provider of online education courses for pre-K through adult learners, has announced its winter product release that addresses a range of customer needs.Read the Press Release
Advancing the Open Front
Forget free content repositories; the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wants to deliver “interactive” elite education to the masses, complete with credentials certifying “mastery” of MIT-grade coursework.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Story