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.
Teaching & Learning
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Voicethread as powerful digital storytelling
Below is an example of a photo journalism project on Chernobyl. Click any of the side icons to hear/see the dialog and comments, both in Russian and English, or just […]
At Community Colleges, Open Access Is Latest Cutback – NYTimes.com
As community college enrollments increase dramatically, students are facing cut sections and limited schedules. [Editorial opinion follows] If community colleges are “the answer,” then funding MUST follow. The students cannot […]
News: Seed of Doubt
This is a report of a study to “refute” the Dept of Ed meta-study that student results of online (particularly hybrid) courses is superior to on-campus courses. Unfortunately, the authors […]
Blogging to Improve Student Learning
“Most universities press their faculty to add technology to their classroom by adopting the Learning Management System—Blackboard, Moodle, etc. This is a mistake. Faculty often end up spending hours learning […]
UMass Amherst: New England Conference for Student Success
UMass Amherst College of Social and Behavioral Sciences: News and Events—New England Conference for Student Success.
