Microsoft takes aim at college textbooks
Books and bits united April 30 as Microsoft provided an infusion of money to help Barnes & Noble compete with top electronic bookseller Amazon. In exchange, Microsoft gets…
Month: April 2012
U.S. to fall short of 2025 college grads goal–by 24 million degrees
Despite persistent appeals from policymakers and politicians to increase the number of college graduates in the United States, a new report projects a shortfall of nearly 24 million…
At Virginia Tech, computers help solve a math class problem
There are no professors in Virginia Tech’s largest classroom, only a sea of computers and red plastic cups, the Washington Post reports.
Watch: Sanjay Gupta’s great speech at U Michigan commencement
University of Michigan alumnus Sanjay Gupta returned to Ann Arbor this past weekend at the start of the 2012 commencement season and delivered an uncommonly entertaining speech to…
The cost of technology downtime in the classroom is more than you think
Talk of the weather, for many in higher education, is the clearest sign that time and money are being wasted while faculty members and students wait for IT…
InfoComm 2012 exhibitors prepare for record-setting show
InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry, will hold InfoComm 2012, its annual commercial audiovisual show, in ... Read more
eCampus News March 2012
• eCN Special Feature: Campus libraries 2.0 • Apple dives into digital textbooks • Computerized tutor helps students pass math • eBook pilot could save students money •…
Obama targets diploma mills that market to vets
The Obama administration wants to trademark the term "GI Bill" in an effort to shield veterans and military families being swindled or misled by schools that target their…
Do colleges court those least in need of education?
Several colleges recently announced triumphantly that their acceptance rates had set a new record – as low as, in some cases, 6 or 7 percent. I’m still waiting…
Watch: How one college is fighting to keep its students
Getting to college is only the beginning, the Huffington Post reports.