Justice Department Weighs Putting Web Sites Under Disability Rules

By admin | July 29, 2010

Justice Department Weighs Putting Web Sites Under Disability Rules

The department may establish Web-accessibility requirements under the Americans With Disabilities Act, potentially affecting colleges.

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Justice Department Weighs Putting Web Sites Under Disability Rules

By admin | July 29, 2010

Justice Department Weighs Putting Web Sites Under Disability Rules

The department may establish Web-accessibility requirements under the Americans With Disabilities Act, potentially affecting colleges.

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Princeton U. Decides to Shut Down Online Collection of Policy Videos

By admin | July 28, 2010

Princeton U. Decides to Shut Down Online Collection of Policy Videos

The university says it no longer makes financial sense to host the Web service that streams audio and video recordings of lectures.

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Go Ahead, Jailbreak Your Smartphone

By admin | July 28, 2010

Go Ahead, Jailbreak Your Smartphone

The Library of Congress issues new exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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YouTube Better at Funny Cat Videos Than Educational Content, Professors Say

By admin | July 28, 2010

YouTube Better at Funny Cat Videos Than Educational Content, Professors Say

When they typed scientific terms into search engines, the researchers got higher-quality results on Google Video than on the popular YouTube.

 

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Online Course Construction Gets a ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Web Site

By admin | July 23, 2010

Online Course Construction Gets a ‘Do-It-Yourself’ Web Site

A new player entered the field of open education last week: Nixty, a site that allows any user to take and create courses for free.

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Online University Aims to Build Sites in 6 Developing Countries

By admin | July 23, 2010

Online University Aims to Build Sites in 6 Developing Countries

Through a new partnership, the University of the People hopes to expand students’ access to information technology.

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College Newspapers Don’t Care About the Web

By admin | July 22, 2010

College Newspapers Don’t Care About the Web

That’s because students value print over the Internet, writes one student-paper adviser.

 

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More Universities Announce iPad Experiments

By admin | July 20, 2010

More Universities Announce iPad Experiments

Each week, it seems, a new college is ready to bestow iPads on its students. The latest is Oklahoma State University, which plans to distribute iPads to an estimated 120 students in the fall.

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What Belongs in a 21st-Century Classroom? Faculty and IT Staff Disagree

By admin | July 20, 2010

What Belongs in a 21st-Century Classroom? Faculty and IT Staff Disagree

Everyone agrees technology is useful for teaching and learning, but faculty members take a narrower view of what they should use in classes.

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