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Increases in federal tax credits, combined with growth in grant aid, help some students cover rising expensesSOURCE: The College Board Read the Full Article
The symbiosis between higher education and the tech companies that serve it has been corrupted, says Bradley Wheeler — CIO for the Indiana University SystemSOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article
Revised standards aim to help online teachers personalize learning more effectivelySOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
ARLINGTON, VA – October 24, 2011 – PBS announced that the first episode of NOVA’s “The Fabric of the Cosmos” will premiere exclusively on the free PBS apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch beginning today, Monday, October 24, one week before broadcast.SOURCE: PBSRead the Press Release
PHILADELPHIA — One of higher education’s biggest exports is skepticism. So it is perhaps unsurprising that, whereas many educators have questioned the virtue of online education, others would question the way in which the questioners have questioned online education.SOURCE: Inside Higher EducationRead the Full Article
Websites have all begun to look the same and need to start looking more like print media, the founder of Flipboard, the popular social media magazine iPad app, has said.SOURCE: The TelegraphRead the Full Article
Oklahoma’s Norman Public Schools has become the first school district in the state—and one of the first in the nation—to launch its own full-service mobile app for both the Apple and Android platforms.SOURCE: eSchool NewsRead the Full Article
The Nebraska Virtual Partnership made a progress report to the Legislature’s Education Committee last week. The verdict: online courses are in demand. And the partnership is capable of meeting it.SOURCE: The Grant Tribune Sentinel Read the Full Article
According to a recent residential broadband survey, 35 percent of all Americans and 17 million U.S. children live without access to broadband service—and while these statistics are alarming, more companies are pledging assistance and support in an effort to reduce the digital divide.SOURCE: eSchool News