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After trying out the Apple iPad for a short period–about three weeks–three out of four college freshmen said they’d be willing to purchase an Apple iPad personally if at least half of the textbooks they used during their college career were available digitally, according to the results of a classroom poll at Abilene Christian University. […]
Kuali is a growing community of universities, colleges, businesses, and other organizations that have partnered to build and sustain open-source software for higher education, by higher education. Kuali software is designed to meet the needs of all sizes of institutions, from land-grant research universities to community colleges. The members of the Kuali Community share a […]
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Kuali Foundation announced the launch of Kuali Mobility Enterprise as a next generation set of tools to connect mobile devices to a variety of campus systems. “Students, faculty, and staff expect to be able to use their smartphones and tablets to get information and do their work,” said Brad Wheeler, Kuali […]
Fans Join the History Hunt by Retracing Investigations, Taking an Interactive Civil War “Trip,” Watching Exclusive Online and Mobile Premieres, Earning Engagement Stickers and MoreSOURCE: PBSRead The Press Release
Accessibility for all students is a key concern in IT in higher education, one tied to the core mission of education and underscored by recent federal activity reinforcing the need for compliance in all aspects of technology implementations. Yet institutions are scratching their collective heads over how to make digital information accessible to students with […]
Microsoft, Dell, Wells Fargo, Time Warner Cable, Orbitz and Others to Present on Latest Trends in Learning and Talent ManagementSOURCE: SumTotalRead the Press Release
ALBANY, NY (WAMC) – Beginning next month, The U.S. Department of Education is tightening control of its federal aid to higher education beginning through new regulations that will impact colleges offering distance learning courses. Capital District Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports.SOURCE: WAMC Northeast Public RadioRead the Full Article
AbstractBy examining “who connects with whom” in an online community using social network analysis, this study tests the social drivers that shape the collaboration dynamics among a group of participants from SourceForge, the largest open source community on the Web. The formation of the online social network was explored by testing two distinct network attachment […]
Unless there’s an outright ban, it’s almost impossible to find a classroom anywhere in the United States without at least one computer. SOURCE: Atlantic MagazineRead the Full Article
CHOCTAW, Okla., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Families in Oklahoma now have access to an innovative new public school with the opening of the Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy (OVCA). SOURCE: PR NewswireRead the Full Story