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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009University Uses ‘Clickers’ to Quiz Students in Multiple Locations
Students at far-flung campuses can now participate simultaneously during lectures with the push of a button.
The University of British Columbia recently completed a trial of a new satellite polling system by i>clicker, which sells student-response systems. The new system allowed students on three campuses, all part of [...]
5 Major Research Universities Endorse Open-Access Journals
Wednesday, September 16th, 20095 Major Research Universities Endorse Open-Access Journals
In an effort to support alternatives to traditional scholarly publishing, five major research universities announced their joint commitment to open-access journals on Monday.
The institutions—Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California at Berkeley—signed a <a href=”http://www.oacompact.org/compact/”
Five Major Research Universities Endorse Open-Access Journals
Monday, September 14th, 2009Five Major Research Universities Endorse Open-Access Journals
In an effort to support alternatives to traditional scholarly publishing, five major research universities announced their joint commitment to open-access journals on Monday.
The institutions—Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of California at Berkeley—signed a <a href=”http://www.oacompact.org/compact/”
Colleges Will Be ‘Torn Apart’ by Internet, Law Professor Predicts
Monday, September 14th, 2009Colleges Will Be ‘Torn Apart’ by Internet, Law Professor Predicts
Thirty years from now, big university campuses will be “relics.”
That was the management guru Peter Drucker’s prediction in 1997. Over a decade later, notes the online-education consultant John Sener, the demise-of-the-university arguments keep piling up.
The latest, “<a
Student Use Ninjas to Teach Computer Security
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Student Use Ninjas to Teach Computer Security
Winners of a student video contest used everything from ninjas, to bandits, to techno music to teach others about computer safety.
The contest, which concluded this week, was put on by several education and computer security groups: the Higher Education Information Security
Professor Gets Religion About Twitter in Class
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Professor Gets Religion About Twitter in Class
In Canada, one religious studies professor wants more followers. Followers on Twitter, that is. Hoping to get students engaged in his introductory course on Islam, Christianity and Judaism, Steven Engler, a professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, will test students on news stories posted to the class’s [...]
Operators of .Edu Domain Plan to Boost Security
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Operators of .Edu Domain Plan to Boost Security
The operators of the .edu domain are planning to enhance security for .edu Web sites, in a move experts say is long overdue.
Once the new system is in place, work that is expected to be completed by March of next year, it should be harder for a third [...]
Google Touts Big Gains In Campus E-Mail Business
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Google Touts Big Gains In Campus E-Mail Business
Google is touting its growing influence in the area of college e-mail systems. To celebrate the start of a new academic year, the company unveiled a Web site that makes it clear just how widespread its presence is in higher education.
The site features a map that looks like [...]
Indiana U. to Lead New Supercomputing Network
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Indiana U. to Lead New Supercomputing Network
With a new $10.1-million grant from the National Science Foundation, Indiana University at Bloomington plans to build an experimental network to link supercomputers at campuses across the country to help scientists tackle large-scale reseach problems.
The project aims to create a distributed supercomputer by linking some 1,400 processors at five [...]
Budget-Balancing Video Game Lets User Play Governor
Thursday, September 10th, 2009Budget-Balancing Video Game Lets User Play Governor
A new video game created by Colorado State University’s Bighorn Leadership Development Program teaches users about the challenges of balancing the state budget, a process so arduous that it may even cultivate a little empathy for the governor.
The game is a bit dry — more like an introductory [...]