How to engage a higher ed audience beyond the digital screen
In trying to create new and relevant content for digital signage screens, we sometimes forget that our audience is in motion and will not see everything they are intended to see.
Congress to investigate CEO pay at for-profit colleges
Officials from for-profit colleges, with some of the largest online programs in the U.S., painted the industry as a fiscally sound choice for students after Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., called for an investigation into “lavish” CEO pay at for-profit schools.
Under settlement with family, Va. Tech must notify parents of suicidal students
One November day in 2007, an e-mail arrived at the Virginia Tech health center warning that a 21-year-old senior named Daniel Kim might be suicidal. Within weeks, Kim was dead. And only then did his parents learn of the e-mail, the Washington Post reports.
7 key questions to ask about ed technology, online learning
The outcry against exploitative online for-profit education is growing at roughly the same rate as the clamor for increasing amounts of educational technology—laptops, tablets, smart boards—from preschool to life-long learning, says Cathy N. Davidson, a Duke professor and author of Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn, for the Washington Post.
Illinois’ prepaid college tuition program may need $1.6 billion bailout
According to the Chicago Sun-Times, a report issued this week by Gabriel Roeder Smith & Co. concluded that College Illinois!, a prepaid college tuition program, might require a $1.6 billion bailout from the state.
Can Obama deliver on his college affordability promises?
When Joe Biden traveled to Florida last week with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to host a town hall on college affordability, groups of students lined the palm-shaded streets, cheering as the motorcade blew by, the Huffington Post reports.
NTSB recommends full ban on use of cell phones while driving
A federal safety board called Tuesday for a nationwide ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices while driving, CNN reports.
Google gives $40 million to various causes
In its biggest single-day contribution ever, Google on Wednesday announced it has handed out $40 million to battle slavery, promote education and make technology more accessible worldwide, with nearly a fourth of the money going to Bay Area organizations, SiliconValley.com reports.
Facebook aims to help prevent suicide
Facebook is making it easier for people who express suicidal thoughts on the social networking site to get help.
Study: Two-fifths of high school graduates are unprepared for college or the workforce
College-preparatory programming has expanded dramatically in the past decade, with participation in Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate more than tripling, reports the Washington Post.