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Saturday, October 24th, 2009The Closing of an Open-Access Journal
The open-access journal Innovate, published by the Fischler School of Education and Human Services at Nova Southeastern University, is ceasing publication, Stephen Downs announced on his blog and a university spokesperson confirmed.
The peer-reviewed online journal focused on how information technology could be used to enhance academic,
Lawsuit Over Anonymous Online Comments Is Settled
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Lawsuit Over Anonymous Online Comments Is Settled
Two recent graduates of Yale University’s law school have settled their lawsuit against several people who posted derogatory comments about them anonymously on an online forum for graduate students.
The case, filed in the U.S. District Court in Connecticut, was a rare legal challenge to harassing speech made on gossip [...]
Federal Stimulus Funds From NIH Go to a ‘Facebook for Scientists’
Friday, October 23rd, 2009Federal Stimulus Funds From NIH Go to a ‘Facebook for Scientists’
A $12.2-million federal stimulus grant from the National Institutes of Health will finance a network some are calling a Facebook for scientists.
Several universities, including Cornell University and the University of Florida, will develop the network over the next two years in the hopes of helping [...]
In Rural India, Learning English via Cellphone
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009In Rural India, Learning English via Cellphone
A project based at Carnegie Mellon University will study how effective games on cellphones are at teaching English to students in rural India.
Led by a professor at Carnegie Mellon, professors, graduate students and undergraduates have been working on developing games over the last six years. Now, because of financial [...]
How Good Is Windows 7 for Colleges?
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009How Good Is Windows 7 for Colleges?
With the new Microsoft operating system, Windows 7, hitting the shelves tomorrow, there has been a lot of hoopla surrounding the product. But will it help colleges? Microsoft representatives demonstrated the new operating system at The Chronicle’s offices to bolster a claim that the new Windows — unlike a [...]
Atmospheric Research for All — Sort Of
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Atmospheric Research for All — Sort Of
Open access is in the air. The National Center for Atmospheric Research, a national laboratory managed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, just announced that all of its scientists have to place their published journal articles in OpenSky, a new digital repository that will be open to anyone [...]
An E-Textbook Program Aims to Benefit Students and Professors
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009An E-Textbook Program Aims to Benefit Students and Professors
The University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh’s College of Business is creating a new type of e-textbook that will give professors more control of their content while also saving students hundreds of dollars in the process.
The program, a result of a nearly $300,000 grant from U.S. Department of [...]
New Site Indexes Information on Digital Books
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009New Site Indexes Information on Digital Books
The Internet Archive, a San Francisco-based nonprofit group, has created a system for helping people find digital books on the Internet. The service, called BookServer, collects information on digital books that are available online, either free or for a fee. Those in charge of the project say they hope [...]
Online Programs: Profits Are There, Technological Innovation Is Not
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Online Programs: Profits Are There, Technological Innovation Is Not
Online programs are generally profitable. But despite the buzz about Web 2.0, the education they provide is still dominated by rudimentary, text-based technology.
Those are two key findings in a recent report, “Benchmarking Online Operations: Snapshots of an Emerging Industry,” produced by the consulting firm Eduventures.
Online education has [...]
After Latest Loss in Patent Case, Blackboard Looks to the Supreme Court
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009After Latest Loss in Patent Case, Blackboard Looks to the Supreme Court
Blackboard Inc. plans to ask the Supreme Court to review its patent battle with its rival Desire2Learn after a federal appeals court last week denied the company’s request to have a larger panel of the court reconsider the case.
The company will soon file its [...]