Turning Technologies to Host User Conference in Miami
Youngstown, OH – Turning Technologies, the global leader of response technology, will hold its Annual User Conference at the Miami ... Read more
Month: July 2012
U-Va. takes major step in online education
The leadership crisis that rent the University of Virginia last month arose partly out of fear that other elite schools were moving into the vanguard of a coming…
Proposal has $10M oil impact money for ND colleges
A proposed budget for North Dakota's colleges includes $10 million to help ease the impact of oil development in Williston and Dickinson, the Associated Press reports.
Microsoft unveils Office 2013, announces free consumer preview
Microsoft is touting the social, connected and tactile features of the next version of its desktop publishing software, Microsoft Office 2013, RelaxNews reports.
Online for-profit college faces accreditation rejection, shareholder lawsuit
Ashford University, one of the country’s fastest growing online for-profit schools, is fighting to remain accredited while investors are suing the university’s parent company for an elaborate insider…
Blackboard Launches 2-Way SMS Platform in United States
Powerful, Proven Blackboard ConnectTxt Boosts Community Engagement WASHINGTON – July 9, 2012 – Blackboard Inc. today announced the U.S. release ... Read more
Rumor: Apple developing smaller iPad while Amazon works on a bigger kindle
Apple is working on a smaller version of its iPad tablet, cheaper than the current model, the New York Times reports citing several people with knowledge of the…
Caltech gives new meaning to ‘academically ineligible’
Athletics are not the hallmark of the California Institute of Technology. Its baseball team has lost 227 games in a row and its women’s volleyball team has lost…
Study: More students cutting back on college spending, living at home
Families have implemented more cost-saving strategies to cut college spending in the past academic year, choosing less expensive schools and finding more economical ways for students to attend,…
Survey: Ed-tech vision stunted by stagnant budgets
Higher-education technology leaders have long called for a shift to more technology-based learning—so what’s stopping the revolution? Results of a recent survey identify limited budget and outdated infrastructure…