Self-destructing eBooks rile librarians
A move by publisher HarperCollins, which would cap eBook loans from public libraries at 26 check-outs before requiring the library to repurchase the eBook, has school and public…
Month: May 2011
Fellows get $100G to stay out of school
A billionaire venture capitalist, on a crusade about the value of the expensive college educations that draw thousands of students to the Hub each year, is raising concerns…
America’s most popular online teacher
America's most popular teacher doesn't work at Harvard University or a fancy prep school. In fact, he doesn't work in a school at all, but his lessons have…
Editorial: Western Governors University makes good call with Floten
Washington’s first fully online university makes a strong play for academic heft and innovation by tapping Bellevue College President Jean Floten as its chancellor, reports the Seattle Times.
Ultrabook: Intel launches new class of thin, powerful laptops
Intel has revealed at Computex trade show it will direct its mobile computing efforts towards an entirely new category of laptops called Ultrabooks, reports Mashable.
Instead of student loans, investing in futures
As the global economy has become more knowledge-based, the importance of a university education has risen dramatically. However, only 7 percent of the world’s population currently has a…
Five ways to connect with online students
The online classroom poses unique challenges for classroom management and connection with students. Online students might report feelings of loneliness, a lack of connection, and a need for…
eBook report: Nook is up, iPad still catching up
As the publishing industry on May 26 wrapped up four days of digital talk at its annual national convention, Amazon.com’s Kindle was seen as the clear, if not…
Judge throws out Wisconsin union-busting bill
A judge in Wisconsin on Thursday threw out legislation backed by Republican lawmakers and the state's governor that would have stripped public workers of union bargaining rights, the…
ROTC marches through the Ivy League
Spurred on by Don't Ask Don't Tell's scheduled repeal, Columbia and Yale Universities are signing an agreement on Thursday allowing the Reserve Officer Training Corps back on campus…