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How schools are putting the iPad to work
When Apple’s iPad tablet went on sale to the public last spring, David Woodbury ordered 30 for the libraries at North Carolina State University to be available for checkout by…
Are open textbooks gaining momentum in higher ed?
Officials from open-license textbook publisher Flat World Knowledge say more than 1,300 instructors at 800 colleges and universities will use their books this fall semester—doubling the 400 institutions that used…
Facebook pokes start-up Teachbook with lawsuit
Facebook is concerned that a start-up social network for teachers with the word "book" in its title is infringing on its own trademarks, CNET reports.…
Social networking your way to a new job
The job-search process has undergone a revolution since the advent of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social networking sites, reports the New York Times. …
Sony working on 3D TVs that don’t need glasses
Sony Corp. is working on 3D televisions that don't need special glasses, joining a race with rival Toshiba Corp., reports the Associated Press. …
MIT turns to smart ventilation as campus greening continues
An advanced ventilation system that adjusts airflow according to outdoor temperatures and how many people are in a room could help the Massachusetts Institute of Technology save $100,000 annually as…
Bill Gates is wrong: College campuses will not fade away
Earlier this month, billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates predicted that place-based colleges soon will be significantly less important as online learning continues to grow. Writing for the Huffington Post, lawyer…
Researchers: Digital devices deprive brain of needed downtime
Cell phones, which in the last few years have become full-fledged computers with high-speed internet connections, can make the tiniest windows of time entertaining, and potentially productive. But scientists point…
Early iPad adopter to use art application this fall
Seton Hill University, one of the first campuses to board the Apple iPad bandwagon before the device was released in April, announced Aug. 23 that its art history students would…
Replacing a pile of textbooks with an iPad
A new company called Inkling hopes to break the standard textbook model and help textbooks enter the interactive age by letting students share and comment on the texts and interact…