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For a piano teacher on Skype, lessons in the key of see
Talc Tolchin ducks into the music studio he built behind his Marin County cottage, where the sun filters through a towering redwood tree and his daughter has dotted the flower…
Exploring the ‘dark side’ of MOOCs
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are the latest higher-education trend to capture attention, but not everyone is convinced that MOOCs are the solution to accessible post-secondary education. A new infograph…
Students prefer to take ‘important’ courses face to face
The independent nature of online courses has seemingly driven community college students to sign up for less challenging classes online while taking tough classes in a traditional classroom.…
Decision on California’s controversial online courses expected soon
California legislators are expected to decide next week on the fate of a much-criticized plan to address overcrowding issues by allowing online courses from unaccredited platforms count for credit at…
At Temple, Twitter takes 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…
University opens ‘living lab’ of energy efficiency
Building 661 at the Navy Yard was never a thing of beauty. Built in 1942, during the first months of U.S. involvement in World War II, the brick-and-concrete structure's purpose…
New York man accused of cyberstalking college students
A New York man was charged Tuesday in federal court in Detroit with cyberstalking 15 women, telling them he had nude photos of them and threatening to distribute them to…
Lawmakers to colleges: No more social media prying
College students’ social media privacy is officially a bipartisan issue.…
10 tips for success with analytics, information management, and reporting projects
Launching information management, reporting, and analytics systems can be difficult. Sustaining them – and creating enthusiastic users – is even trickier.…
Survey: Students more likely to do coursework on smartphone than desktop
Technologists weren't kidding when they warned educators last year that it was time to prepare for the challenges of a multi-screen world.…