Curriculum & Instruction
iTunes U content tops 1 billion downloads
Downloads of content from Apple's iTunes U have topped one billion, Apple reported Feb. 28.…
At more colleges, classes on genetics get personal
Bakir Hajdarevic didn't have to study for the most important test in a class last fall. He just had to spit — a lot, the Associated Press reports.…
IBM, NY to create new technical education programs
IBM and New York are teaming up to create 10 new technical education programs, one each at public schools in different regions of the state, the Associated Press reports.…
UCI med school’s iPad program showing results
When Jose Carrillo went through medical school at Dartmouth College a decade ago, students would have thick books weighing down their white coats with reference information in case they needed…
At Temple, Twitter takes on a key role in class
Jordan Shapiro's class at Temple University last week delved into a weighty discussion of Plato's allegory of the cave and shifting perceptions of reality. Front and center on the classroom…
Recorded lectures help ‘disaster-proof’ instruction at JMU
“Snowmageddon,” the monster snowstorm that pummeled the East coast of the United States in 2010, caused many universities to close their doors for several days, including James Madison University in…
Professor: Why Teach For America can’t recruit in my classroom
Teach For America is an organization that recruits new college graduates, gives them five weeks of training in a summer institute and then places them in some of America’s neediest…
2013 Presidents’ Day quiz
Presidents’ Day is something of an odd holiday, given that there is no universal agreement on which presidents are being honored, on the actual name of the holiday or whether…
How Yale is keeping business ideas from going to waste
There's no shortage of students at Yale University who want to start a business. And while these students often aren't sure how to get their ideas off the ground, they…
The world’s top 10 computer science colleges
Opinions differ, of course, but an annual ranking by The Academic Ranking Of World Universities of 200 universities around the globe indicates that nine of the top 10 universities for…