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Open courseware isn’t the end of higher education, as some have feared, but rather a recruiting tool that can lure people to enroll in credit-bearing classes, according to a Brigham Young University (BYU) study released last month. ...

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Viacom says YouTube ignored copyrights

Pointing to internal YouTube eMail messages, Viacom said in a court filing that the video site’s founders turned a blind eye when users uploaded copyrighted clips so they could amass a big audience...

March 19 2010 / Read More »

Fresno State students get high-tech writing help

More than 140 Fresno State professors are trying out a computer tool that taps into video-game competitiveness to improve student writing, reports the Fresno Bee....

March 19 2010 / Read More »

Court: Cyber-bullying threats are not protected speech

A California appeals court ruled this week that threatening posts made by readers of a web site are not protected free speech, allowing a case charging the posters with hate crimes and defamation to proceed,...

March 19 2010 / Read More »

RandomDorm: Chatroulette for the college set

Using the video chat service Chatroulette can be highly entertaining, but there’s always the chance of encountering something unsavory on the service, which randomly matches strangers for video interaction. ...

March 18 2010 / Read More »

Amazon threatens eBook publishers as Apple looms

As Apple builds its electronic bookstore, Amazon.com is trying to use its clout to hold on to its early lead in the market, reports the New York Times. ...

March 18 2010 / Read More »

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Student aid, linked to health care, gets a trim »

Student aid, linked to health care, gets a trim

Congressional Democrats on March 18 trimmed their original student loan plans, reduced spending for community colleges, and eliminated early childhood money from a broad...

Mar 19 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Online education expert: Discipline is key »

Online education expert: Discipline is key

Irresistible prime-time television and quick snacks that turn into 20-minute breaks are the ever-tempting enemies of online learning, according to Maryland’s distance educator of...

Mar 18 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Duncan: Ban NCAA teams with low grad rates »

Duncan: Ban NCAA teams with low grad rates

Education Secretary Arne Duncan says college basketball teams that don't graduate at least 40 percent of their players should be banned from postseason play....

Mar 18 2010 / No comment / Read More »

FCC’s plans a potential boon for community colleges »

FCC’s plans a potential boon for community colleges

Community college decision makers were encouraged by the Federal Communication Commission's inclusion in its National Broadband Plan of robust high-speed internet networks on two-year...

Mar 17 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Cyber warfare gains interest at military academies »

Cyber warfare gains interest at military academies

As cyber security grows in importance to national security, the nation's three major military academies are teaching students how to be effective cyber warriors,...

Mar 17 2010 / No comment / Read More »

FCC plan could bring high-speed web to campuses, communities »

FCC plan could bring high-speed web to campuses, communities

College faculty whose campuses are surrounded by neighborhoods that rely on antiquated dial-up internet connections are hoping the Federal Communication Commission’s National Broadband Plan...

Mar 17 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Universities hope to top Google’s high-speed list »

Universities hope to top Google’s high-speed list

As cities vie for the opportunity to be chosen for Google Inc.’s pilot of an experimental, ultra-fast internet network, colleges and universities have thrown...

Mar 16 2010 / No comment / Read More »

Conferences

Report details coming trends in campus technology

Report details coming trends in campus technology

Open scholarly content will become more commonplace in higher education in the next year as online universities and textbook companies organize and harness the internet's mass of educational material, according to a report...

Jan 20, 2010 / More »

Curriculum

Louisiana university recognized for use of free math software

Louisiana university recognized for use of free math software

The University of Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) is using a free online application called GeoGebra to help students visualize abstract math concepts, reports the Monroe News Star....

Mar 17, 2010 / More »

Funding

FCC’s plans a potential boon for community colleges

FCC’s plans a potential boon for community colleges

Community college decision makers were encouraged by the Federal Communication Commission's inclusion in its National Broadband Plan of robust high-speed internet networks on two-year campuses, which soon could be a central location for...

Mar 17, 2010 / More »
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