More tech workers subvert unfit geek stereotype
Picture a technology whiz kid who starts an Internet marketing company in his college dorm room and becomes an overnight millionaire. He’s brilliant, but probably has an unhealthy…
Month: November 2013
With new MOOC, Silicon Valley schools the world on business ethics
Santa Clara University isn't pushing into the online education market in a traditional academic subject like math, or even Silicon Valley's signature computer science disciplines, the Silicon Valley…
IBM tool tests ‘Big Data’ students’ preparedness
IBM has, in the past year, increasingly pushed universities to create more courses, programs and degrees that would help fill the 4.4 million jobs “Big Data” will create…
Educators: Use hashtags to connect with innovation
Educators can now use our hashtags on Twitter to connect with others about the latest in technology and innovation in ... Read more
Credit for MOOCs? Not so much
For all the consternation surrounding college credits offered for massive open online courses (MOOCs), there doesn't seem to be a winding line of campus decision makers ready to…
ÜberResearch secures investment from Digital Science
ÜberResearch secures investment from Digital Science Cloud-based solution to make distribution of scientific research funding more efficient and effective November ... Read more
Reporting back from MOOC-Landia
We're now halfway through my six-week Coursera MOOC (massive open online course), 21st Century American Foreign Policy (#AFP 21), about which I'd written for HuffPost on the eve…
U.S. private colleges face enrollment decline
From 2010 through 2012, freshman enrollment at more than a quarter of U.S. private four-year schools declined 10% or more, according to federal data The Wall Street Journal…
Enroll in a MOOC to boost your resume
To add a unique activity to your college application and resume, enroll in a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in subjects ranging from essay writing to nanotechnology, Gazettes…
Events on campus yield big data with new mobile app
For decades, college events have been advertised through bulletin boards in residence halls and at intersections of sidewalks that wind through campus. A new mobile app is being…