Community College Protects Windows Mobile Devices with PREY
The Jim and Patsy Rose Library at Cleveland Community College looks to PREY Anti-Theft software to secure additional devices Santiago, ... Read more
Month: November 2013
Silicon Valley community college wins $17M for statewide online education
Silicon Valley's Foothill-De Anza Community College District won a $16.9 million state grant to establish a new state-wide online education program aimed at increasing graduation rates, the Silicon…
Why online learning is more valuable than traditional college
Distance learning — especially given the advances of high definition video conferencing — has long been touted as a way to augment conventional educational techniques, Wired reports. Increasingly,…
MOOCs not ready for prime time
Well-established universities and colleges like Harvard, Stanford and University of Cape Town are participating in the Massive Open Online course (MOOCs) movement. Despite the exponential growth of MOOC…
Researchers given funding to put MOOCs under microscope
As the hype subsides, it’s time to take a long hard look at massive open online courses (MOOCs). So says Monash University’s Neil Selwyn, an expert in the…
Flipped classroom model gains steam on campuses
The flipped classroom approach, heavily reliant on technology, may have reached a level of acceptance in higher education that makes is no longer experimental. Once pushed by higher…
Faster, more reliable Wi-Fi on its way
Providers of wireless access points and other equipment have started to release products that conform with a next-generation standard, called “gigabit Wi-Fi,” that has the potential to be…
City Colleges of Chicago Significantly Expands Affordable Textbook Options, Saving Students Up to $4 Million Annually
New 24/7 online bookstore will allow students to buy, rent and sell textbooks; 50,000 e-books will be offered at 30-60% ... Read more
California C6 Consortium Partners, McCann Associates Present Next Generation of Adaptive Assessment for Higher Education at California Community Colleges Conference
The C6 Consortium (Central California Community Colleges Committed to Change), together with McCann Associates, will present the Next Generation of ... Read more
Why MOOCs may still be Silicon Valley’s next grand challenge
The recent announcement from Sebastian Thrun, founder of MOOC provider Udacity, that he is abandoning his original "teach the world" educational vision and concentrating on corporate training, has…