College classrooms replace stages for rock stars
They may fall off the pop charts, some might even lose the muse. But these days old rock stars need not worry about fading away, not when there's…
Curriculum & Instruction
University looks to draw students to STEM education
Arizona State University officials will invite teenagers to learn about science, technology, engineering, and math from experts in those fields. The campus program joins a host of initiatives…
Publisher tinkers with Twain
A new edition of “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” is missing something, reports the New York Times.
Learn HTML5, JavaScript and CSS with Mozilla’s free “School of Webcraft”
Mozilla is getting ready for the January semester of School of Webcraft, a 100% free developer training resource run in partnership with Peer 2 Peer University, Mashable reports.
University website addresses gender gap in STEM fields
Arizona State University officials aren’t just adding to the reams of research showing a gender gap in the science, technology, education, and math (STEM) fields. They’re confronting the…
Over 10 million students now use Google apps for education
Google just announced, there are over 10 million students, staff, faculty and alumni that are actively using Apps for Education, reports ReadWriteWeb
Despite rumors, MIT OpenCourseWare insists ‘no paywall’
Contrary to erroneous reports, MIT says it has no plans to implement a paywall for its free open courseware, ReadWriteWeb reports.
Music instruction goes virtual
As online courses spike in popularity across the nation, students are finding that even the most traditional face-to-face courses offer virtual options that are just as thorough as…
The best college course ever?
Playing the real-time strategy video game StarCraft isn’t just for frittering away afternoons in students' dorm rooms. It’s now for college credit, too.
New copyright ruling affects educators
A new ruling from the U.S. Copyright Office will affect how higher-education students and teachers can use digital material in the classroom, thanks to the efforts a university…