Nearly half of students admitted to plagiarism in a poll carried out by a students’ newspaper at the University of Cambridge, reports the BBC News–underscoring how hard it is for educational institutions worldwide to clamp down on the problem.
The concept of open-source software seems so firmly entrenched in higher education that it comes as almost a shock to realize there’s actually a debate over it. But debate there was, civilized and trenchant, this week during the annual EDUCAUSE conference on technology in higher education in Orlando, Fla., Network World reports.
Lenovo this week unveiled a netbook PC designed to be the primary mobile PC for K-12 students and a “secondary device” for college students, Network World reports.
While both presidential nominees say they are sensitive to the economic crisis that is crimping the college plans of American families, Barack Obama portrays himself as the candidate who has endured the same heartburn over student loans as many voters, and he is offering more direct help to students and parents than is John McCain, reports the New York Times.
The Associated Press reports that computer makers are recalling 100,000 laptop battery packs made by Sony Corp. after 40 reports of overheating, according to an Oct. 30 notice from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Should video-game makers and organizers of fantasy sports leagues be allowed to profit from the use or likeness of college athletes? And if so, should the athletes themselves stand to benefit?
The MEAF Inclusion Champion Award honors individuals who have made significant efforts to promote the full inclusion of youth with disabilities in society. The focus of the efforts may include, but is not limited to, helping to create a culture of inclusion within an organization or community or developing innovative strategies for inclusive programming in: school activities, after-school programs, community service, and leadership development.
Music Matters Grants for 2009 will focus on educational reform in school music programs and independent music programs. Grants will be awarded in April 2009 to schools and music programs throughout the United States.
Teachers and students can win cash and other prizes for submitting an essay on which civic value they believe is most essential to being an American. In their essay, applicants are asked to trace the enduring importance of this value throughout the American story by discussing: a Founding document that reflects this value; a figure from American history who embodies this value; and ways the applicant can personally put this value into practice.
The Pathfinder program aims to help the first astronaut teachers fly in space and return to the classroom. These Pathfinders will also help design the three-week training course for the large number of teachers who follow. We hope that Pathfinders also may have the opportunity to return each summer to help teach the course. Currently, two positions for Pathfinders are open, for Pathfinders with strengths in STEM, and lesson plan development, with more slots to follow. Applicants for the STEM Pathfinder slot are asked to submit a proposal for an experiment that could be performed on a suborbital flight. Lesson plan development applications are asked to submit a lesson plan or curriculum module based on any aspect of human spaceflight. Teachers from all subject areas, STEM and non-STEM, are encouraged to apply.
