MIT’s Open Window
The lecture notes for a software-engineering course were the draw for David Mitchell, a professional programmer. Read the Full Article
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ITFORUM Discussion Paper: “Directions in Electronic Portfolio Development”
To read the paper, please visit: http://it.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper66/paper66.htm David will be with the ITFORUM this week (Dec 2-6) to discuss the paper and respond to your questions and comments. An excerpt form the article: “An example from the other perspective is evident when we ask about the impacts of a program on its graduates. For example, […]
Technology, Democracy, and Academic Labor
Table of Contents of Feature Articles Introduction: The Information University by Laura Bartlett The “Informal Economy” of the Information University by Marc Bousquet Educational Technology and Restructuring Academic Labor by Larry Hanley The Rhetoric of Commercial Online Education by Chris Werry
The Open University Business School (OUBS) Celebrates First South African MBA Graduates
Their studies were made possible by a partnership between the Open University Business School (OUBS) and the University of South Africa’s School of Business Leadership (UNISA SBL). The partnership, launched in 1997, brings together the largest business school in Europe and the largest business school in the Southern Hemisphere to offer an internationally accredited MBA, […]
‘Grid Computing’ Is the Next Wave in High-Performance Computing
A grid is a network of computational research centers whose supercomputer clusters, databases, and specialized programs form a pool of resources that is more powerful and more versatile than that of any single research center, or node, on the network. An example would be North Carolina’s BioGrid, a statewide infrastructure that university scientists will use […]
Welcome to Simputer
It has a special role in the third world because it ensures that illiteracy is no longer a barrier to handling a computer. Read the Full Article
Fishing for data
If looking for a needle in a haystack sounds difficult, try searching for a few flecks of gold dust in the gush of a fire hose, extracting them, then analyzing them for purity, all in a few seconds. Read the Full Article
Broadband heralds big changes
This has to be done hand in hand with modernising and changing the way pupils are taught and patients are treated, they argue. Read the Full Article
ThinkerTools Helps Bring Physics to a Younger Audience
To gain the political will, however, many people may need to know about the potential projects DOIT could support. Read the Full Article
National U. Creates a For-Profit Company to Run Growing Online Programs
The decision reflects the 31-year-old nonprofit university’s effort to build on its success in operating another for-profit entity, the College of Oceaneering, which the university purchased about a year ago. Read the Full Article