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Free online school coming to some in Haiti

September 21, 2010September 21, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The founder of the tuition-free online University of the People said providing an education for Haitians after a massive earthquake destroyed most of their country’s colleges could demonstrate…

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Students give video lectures high marks

September 23, 2014September 17, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

College students gave video lectures high marks in a recent survey, although three in 10 students said their parents would be “very upset” if they knew just how…

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Colleges hanging up landline phones in dorms

September 16, 2010September 14, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Tired of watching dust gather on dorm phones, several colleges in Indiana and elsewhere are pulling the plug on landlines, making their classes of 2014 the first to…

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Coming soon: ‘Super Wi-Fi’ connectivity?

September 14, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A new flavor of Wi-Fi, with longer range and better wall-piercing power, could show up in wireless gadgets a year from now if the Federal Communications Commission works…

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The best college course ever?

September 14, 2010September 13, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

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.

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Study: Online learning less effective for some

September 13, 2010September 13, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Higher education’s embrace of online courses could hurt the performance of some groups of students, according to a study that contradicts the findings of a 2009 report from…

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Year of the smart phone on college campuses?

September 13, 2010September 9, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

An international market research firm predicts a 55-percent jump in smart-phone sales this year—a projection that could lead to an unprecedented increase in internet-enabled phone use during colleges’…

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Campus IT staff to supercomputers: Be cool

September 9, 2010September 8, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

In Mike Shuey’s line of work, turning off a computer means losing up to 3 million processing hours—a few weeks of work, gone in an instant. But new…

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Advanced analytics: Helping educators approach the ideal

September 8, 2010September 8, 2010 by By Jennifer Nastu

In the business sector, companies have been using predictive analysis for years to improve performance, predict stocks, or take action and change direction when troubling trends appear. They…

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To skip or not to skip? New web site helps students decide

September 8, 2010September 3, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Jim Filbert considered billing his web site, Skip Class Calculator, as the online tool that enraged every college professor in America. But that wouldn’t be entirely accurate.

Free online school coming to some in Haiti

Students give video lectures high marks

Colleges hanging up landline phones in dorms

Coming soon: ‘Super Wi-Fi’ connectivity?

The best college course ever?

Study: Online learning less effective for some

Year of the smart phone on college campuses?

Campus IT staff to supercomputers: Be cool

Advanced analytics: Helping educators approach the ideal

To skip or not to skip? New web site helps students decide

Regis University Partners with Collegis Education to Modernize IT Infrastructure and Strengthen Denver’s Higher Ed Innovation Footprint

Beyond the Degree: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring and What It Means for Higher Ed

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

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