Data, surveillance, and teaching machines
Sorry for the light posting here, but I’m immersed in writing my book – Teaching Machines – which is due out late 2013/early 2014 (I hope). However, the…
Month: June 2013
Millennials speak out: we don’t need classrooms to learn
Many college kids in America feel they don't need to be inside a classroom to get an education. For them, virtual education is the wave of the future,…
MOOCs — OMG or TMI?
MOOC. Another acronym to add to your collection. Stands for Massive Open Online Course. Translation: Free, online courses taught by experts in their fields, featuring professors from the…
Turning Technologies Releases ResponseCard SE Keypad
Low Cost Keypad Designed for Use during a Single Event Up to 10 Days YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Turning Technologies, the ... Read more
Sonic Foundry Advances the Power of Mediasite Enterprise Video Platform with the Industry’s Most Expansive Offering of Content Capture and Aggregation Tools
Next generation of Mediasite platform showcased on the InfoComm and UBTech exhibit floors ORLANDO, Fla. InfoComm Booth #3059/UBTech Booth #400 ... Read more
Tegile Launches “Don’t Overpay for Storage” Promotion
Tegile Launches “Don’t Overpay for Storage” Promotion to Protect University IT Budgets Company Donating $2,500 to College Scholarship Funds for ... Read more
The evolution of MOOCs in higher education
From a stopgap measure for under-served college students to a massive enterprise forming new partnerships with research and public universities alike, the role of massive open online courses…
Edward Snowden doesn’t have a BA – why that’s the future of tech
NSA leaker Edward Snowden's formal education stopped with a GED, a fact that the New York Times' David Brooks and others have spun into a caricature of him…
Study: Students prefer real classrooms over virtual
Virtual classrooms and MOOCs (massive open online courses) are growing rapidly, but students still prefer face-to-face interaction, USA Today reports.
MOOC-utopia: who really wins?
Let me begin by telling you about a conversation I had recently with a couple of major higher education software executives, Information Week reports.