education technology Archives

College IT officials track Google, Verizon talks

August 6, 2010August 5, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Higher education technologists, who largely support the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) net neutrality plans, kept an eye on reports Aug. 5 that internet giants Google and Verizon were…

For-profit colleges face more scrutiny in new report

August 5, 2010August 5, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

A government report released Aug. 4 details “fraudulent” practices among recruiters for some for-profit colleges, and public criticism of the popular institutions has mounted as recent statistics show…

IT Leadership

Students send texts for cheap textbooks

August 5, 2010August 3, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

College students reeling from textbook sticker shock in their campus's bookstore can send a text message to a popular book rental company to see if they can save…

IT Leadership

Has Microsoft brought the future of computers to campus?

August 3, 2010August 3, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

A developer of educational software since the 1960s, Brown University Computer Science Professor Andries van Dam has seen ed-tech trends come and go, but he’s recently zeroed in…

IT Leadership

Educational innovation gets boost under new programs

August 2, 2010July 30, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

A movement is under way to make it easier for entrepreneurs to navigate the lucrative and sometimes-tricky education market and introduce new technology and products into classrooms.

IT Leadership

Study suggests Wikipedia is accurate … and a little dull

July 30, 2010July 29, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Wikipedia enthusiasts may have a new way to argue their case to professors skeptical of the online encyclopedia: Cancer researchers said in June that Wikipedia was nearly as…

IT Leadership

Viewpoint: Digital learning tools fulfilling their promise

July 29, 2010July 27, 2010 by By William L. Hoover

A new generation of education technology coming to market has finally succeeded in addressing many of the issues that once made eBooks and other digital tools so frustrating…

IT Leadership

Free online university boosting students’ computer access

July 27, 2010July 26, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

The free online University of the People has teamed up with a global computing network, aiming to harness the network’s computer resources in six developing nations where students…

Campus Leadership

Proposed federal rules crack down on for-profit schools

July 26, 2010July 26, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

The Education Department proposed much-anticipated regulations July 23 that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs if too many of their students default on loans or…

Campus Leadership

Data breaches slam campuses this summer

October 5, 2010July 22, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

It's been a tough summer for college IT officials charged with defending campus servers from hackers targeting databases brimming with students' and faculty's personal information.

College IT officials track Google, Verizon talks

For-profit colleges face more scrutiny in new report

Students send texts for cheap textbooks

Has Microsoft brought the future of computers to campus?

Educational innovation gets boost under new programs

Study suggests Wikipedia is accurate … and a little dull

Viewpoint: Digital learning tools fulfilling their promise

Free online university boosting students’ computer access

Proposed federal rules crack down on for-profit schools

Data breaches slam campuses this summer

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

How Does Higher Education Procurement Work?

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