For-profit schools cry foul on loan rules
For-profit schools are opposing what they argue is a "retroactive" crackdown on student loan defaults, and said on Thursday that they may challenge the U.S. Education Department in…
Month: November 2010
Trial opens over damages in Oracle copyright case with SAP
The dispute between the software giants Oracle and SAP, in one of the most closely watched court cases in Silicon Valley history, is not over whether SAP engaged…
E.U. says it will overhaul privacy regulations
The European Commission called on Thursday for stronger protection of Internet users’ personal information, after news of data leaks at ... Read more
Your college major may not be as important as you think
Many students encounter tremendous pressure from their parents to adopt “practical” majors, and I’ve talked to a handful of students whose parents flatly refused to provide for their…
Online college classes: An answer to budget shortfalls?
California’s use of online distance education is “limited,” and campuses across the state should partner with a leading online university to expand students' access to a college degree…
Video to be a key part of student teacher evaluation
Teaching colleges are preparing aspiring teachers for new, more demanding requirements to receive their teacher license: Under a new teacher evaluation system being tested in 19 states, evaluators…
Scientists move closer to live 3-D video
In a development with important implications for future teaching and learning, scientists say they have taken a big step toward displaying live video in three dimensions—a technology that…
Google says Buzz privacy complaints are false, settles for cash anyway
When Google released Google Buzz in February, there was a backlash. The backlash became, in turn, a lawsuit. That lawsuit has now been settled. In a note to…
Review: Adobe Connect 8 is the cure for Wall-o’-laptop woes and distance ed
Adobe Connect 8 is the gold standard for digitally-enhanced, multimodal instruction. And distance ed or virtual classrooms? Piece of cake, says Christopher Dawson, blogger for ZDNet Education.
Career Education re-evaluating long-term milestones
For-profit educator Career Education Corp. (CECO) said it may have to lower its growth targets for coming years because of the toll that proposed new regulations could take…