Campuses expanding stadium Wi-Fi access
College students arrive on campus with two or three internet-ready mobile devices—and they all expect trouble-free internet access, not only in dorms and classrooms, but also increasingly in…
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WCET recognizes creative higher-ed tech programs
A program that offers math development to disadvantaged students, a streaming video service for higher education, and an educational app repository are winners of the 2012 WCET Outstanding…
New initiative targets accessible open resources
Postsecondary educators report growing challenges to implementing open educational resources (OERs), the most problematic being time loss spent combing multiple sources for supplemental educational material. But a new…
Schools using digital media to snag prospective students
Hoping to attract prospective students, colleges and universities are turning to new and innovative ways to engage potential freshmen in course catalogs and information about campus social life.…
Censorship still a hotly debated campus topic
Campus censorship remains a hot-button topic for colleges and universities—especially as they struggle to define where free speech ends and bullying begins.
New open online course network includes schools of any size
The open online course movement has taken off in a big way this year, but until now it has been limited mainly to elite universities that have struck…