Web accessibility study
Note the key points found that promote accessibility in this 2010 study of website accessibility: – Inclusion of a “skip navigation” link – Keyboard-accessible links (no hover menus) – Accessible […]
2010
Ping – In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks – NYTimes.com
Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems weighs in on the Open Textbook movement… Ping – In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks – NYTimes.com.
Justice Department Weighs Putting Web Sites Under Disability Rules – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education
The ADA was signed in 1990, prior to the proliferation of the Internet. A proposed updating of the ADA Act may have implications for esp. public colleges. This is currently […]
Bill Gates Predicts Technology Will Make ‘Place-Based’ Colleges Less Important in 5 Years – Wired Campus – The Chronicle of Higher Education
There are some pretty superficial and breezy remarks in here, but if we are able to retain net neutrality, what Mr. Gates predicts may be more true than false. All […]
IPad Gets The University Treatment This Fall | Epicenter | Wired.com
The iPad is being put to some real pilots this Fall. It will be interesting to see the outcomes. IPad Gets The University Treatment This Fall | Epicenter | Wired.com.
Tracking What 21st Century Schools Should Teach
This short post is of interest for three reasons: – Common core state standards are being integrated into LMS’s and other online educational tools – The Standards are tied to […]
What Our Internet is Turning Into
Some surprisingly humanist view on what the Internet/WWW is becoming: 10 ReadWriteWeb Readers Explain What Our Internet is Turning Into.
What happened to studying?
This is well worth reading. A new study shows decline in study hours (from 24 to 14 hours/week), but the authors of this article do a nice exploration of possible […]
Students Chafe Under Internship Guidelines
Students Chafe Under Internship Guidelines – NYTimes.com The lastest on the spiraling craziness in the unpaid internship world. New regulations insisting that internship providers either pay or provide college credit […]
iPad leads in accessible e-readers
This short piece describes the failings of the Kindle, Note, and other e-readers in terms of support for the blind. Apple dodges the bullet on this one by learning from […]
