Social video offers new avenue for students, colleges to connect
Colleges and prospective students are hopping on the social video bandwagon to catch each other's attention.
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MIT releases report on Aaron Swartz case, finds ‘no wrongdoing’ on its part
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has concluded that there was “no wrongdoing on MIT’s part” in the prosecution and suicide of internet activist and computer programmer Aaron Swartz.…
When Big Data pays
On July 25, the Big Data start-up Civitas Learning closed its most recent round of funding with $8.75 million from investors., the Big Data start-up Civitas Learning closed…
Are online courses failing America?
Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, are the hot new thing in higher education, Megan McArdle of Bloomberg writes. Their popularity has triggered some hysteria from tenured professors…
eAdvising platform matches student researchers to professor mentors
Project Lever, which connects students to professor mentors, began in 2012 and is now in use at Harvard University, Tufts University, John Hopkins University and the Massachusetts Institute…
Stanford University Network Hacked
Stanford University says it has been hacked and is trying to determine the extent of the breach, InformationWeek reports.
The Golden Age of journalism and the coming MOOC war
Academia has long been a stronghold of left-wing political ideas, and many people have savored the irony that you're more likely to hear the case for socialism from…
Huawei, Imperial College announce big data joint venture
Imperial College London, in conjunction with Huawei, have signed a memorandum of understanding to consider developing a research and innovation center tasked with pursuing next-generation big data technologies,…
Coding course finds ‘sweet spot’ between MOOCs and colleges
A company called Thinkful is hoping they have found another, better, method for teaching people how to code – and it’s resting somewhere in between a MOOC and…
Students want more class assignments available on mobile devices
A survey, conducted by CourseSmart and Wakefield Research, asked 500 American college students about their dependence on devices, their opinions on eTextbooks and their views toward the rising…