November 2013

Improving student feedback with Big Data

November 8, 2013 by By Denny Carter, Managing Editor

A private Australian university is using analytics to better understand the massive amounts of student feedback collected by faculty members every semester. Officials at Bond University, a private…

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ACHS Recognized for Commitment to High-Quality Online Education for Military Students, Named 2014 Military Friendly School

November 8, 2013 by Carletta

Portland, OR—November 7, 2013—American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) has been designated a 2014 Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs ... Read more

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Pflugerville Independent School District Automates Account Management with Tools4ever’s UMRA

November 8, 2013 by Scottrupp

SEATTLE, Wash. – Nov. 8, 2013 — Tools4ever, the market leader in identity and access management solutions, announced today that ... Read more

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Big data still in its infancy but skills are short

November 8, 2013 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

A survey of UK companies identifies the skills that businesses are seeking for big data projects but says they remain in short supply. While the proportion of firms…

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A Yelp for online learning?

November 8, 2013 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

It's that time again when colleges and universities report their admissions statistics, graduation rates and other numbers, and groups compile and analyze those statistics to rank our nation's…

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Students dip feet into online learning … now required

November 8, 2013November 8, 2013 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

In McKenzie Cobb’s World History class, homework is submitted with a few keystrokes, PilotOnline reports. Narrated videos replace lectures. Questions are answered with a pop-up messages. Same thing…

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Free Webinar to Help Learning Resource Providers Discover Benefits of New Metadata Standard

November 8, 2013 by Carletta

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Dave Gladney Lauren Burke LRMI KEH Communications dgladney@publishers.org lauren@kehcomm.com 267-351-4329 410-975-9638 Free Webinar to Help Learning ... Read more

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When Big Data goes bad

November 8, 2013November 8, 2013 by ECampus News staff and wire reports

Big Data and the cloud are putting supercomputer capabilities into everyone's hands. But what's getting lost in the mix is that the tools we use to interpret and…

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IBM teams up with universities in Big Data push

November 8, 2013 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

In two years, there will be 4.4. million jobs dealing with Big Data, which is the phrase used to describe the 2.5 quintillion bytes of information created every…

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Dialing up a classroom distraction

November 8, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

Take a seat in any college lecture this week, and this scene will likely play out: Somewhere in the room, a student will open a laptop and begin…

Improving student feedback with Big Data

ACHS Recognized for Commitment to High-Quality Online Education for Military Students, Named 2014 Military Friendly School

Pflugerville Independent School District Automates Account Management with Tools4ever’s UMRA

Big data still in its infancy but skills are short

A Yelp for online learning?

Students dip feet into online learning … now required

Free Webinar to Help Learning Resource Providers Discover Benefits of New Metadata Standard

When Big Data goes bad

IBM teams up with universities in Big Data push

Dialing up a classroom distraction

Chief Releases Fit Mobile Cart for Interactive Displays

Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research

APM Steam Offers Unparalleled Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Services for Colleges and Universities

College of Charleston Launches Two New Schools

Cyber Attacks on Colleges and Universities: How Businesses Help Safeguard Higher Education from Cyber Threats

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