Students, faculty want more support for eTextbooks
Faculty are struggling to find the time and support to actually adopt eTextbooks in the classroom, according to a new study released by the Educause Center for Analysis…
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Low-latency video conferencing software powers live online concert
Technology that allows musicians in different places to perform together in real time was dramatically demonstrated Oct. 2 in Philadelphia, where a violinist and cellist hundreds of miles…
Best practices in higher-education technology use: August 2012
Students at the University of Wisconsin now can earn college degrees based on competency, not credits; Ohio State is revamping its classroom technology to meet students’ digital demands;…
Colleges taking a team approach to eTextbooks
Reining in exorbitant textbook costs is no longer a campus-by-campus venture: A unified approach, powered by EDUCAUSE and the Internet2 consortium's NET+ cloud-based collaborative purchasing program, could make…
New Internet2 partnerships bolster campus research efforts
Sixteen partnerships among universities and technology companies will deliver discounted cloud services to those participating campuses who are members of Internet2, a high-powered, research-intensive network consortium.
Internet2 bringing more cloud computing programs to campuses
Eleven universities will have access to advanced cloud computing services through Hewlett-Packard and two other technology companies that will provide the cloud-based programs at a discount for members…
High-speed internet service to be ‘leveling agent’ for West Virginia colleges
West Virginia students, educators, and researchers are getting a much-needed boost in high-speed internet service after a local campus agreed to share its superior internet connection with colleges…
Broadband grants include $63M for 100-gigabit research network
Colleges and universities will be among anchor institutions in an ultra high-speed nationwide internet network after President Obama announced July 2 more than $760 million in grants designed…
Google to build ultra-fast web networks
Google Inc. plans to build a handful of experimental internet networks around the country to ensure that tomorrow's systems can keep up with online video and other advanced…