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ShareStream and Instructure Partner
ShareStream, Instructure — Wednesday, June 13, 2012
ShareStream and Instructure partner to leverage the ShareStream video extension for instructional technology on the Canvas® platform. ShareStream will showcase its new media solution for Canvas at Instructure’s annual user conference, InstructureCon, June 14th 2012 in Park City, Utah. Read More »
OH Regents and Flat World Knowledge Announce Textbook Program Extension
Flat World Knowledge, Inc. — Thursday, June 07, 2012
Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro today announced a partnership with open textbook publisher Flat World Knowledge that will build upon the pilot that took place this spring to improve affordability, access and learning outcomes for college students. The goal is to expand the use of affordable open textbooks among faculty and students... Read More »
U.S. Colleges and Universities Must Take Entrepreneurial Approach To Overcome Challenges
Kauffman Foundation — Wednesday, June 06, 2012
In the new report "College 2.0: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Reforming Higher Education," released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a panel of education leaders and policy experts identify critical challenges facing U.S. higher education and offer ambitious solutions to reform - and reinvent - the system itself. Read More »
New EBSCO Discovery Service™ API
EBSCO Publishing — Tuesday, June 05, 2012
EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) continues its commitment to performance and stability with the release of EBSCO Discovery Service™ API (EDS API), representing the new standard for comprehensive content and an array of intricate software features and functionality. Read More »
Over 100 Academic Institutions Adopt Copyright Clearance Center’s Get It Now
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. — Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a not-for-profit organization and leading provider of licensing solutions, announces over 100 campuses have signed up for CCC’s Get It Now service since its 2011 launch. Get It Now complements an institution’s Interlibrary Loan (ILL) borrowing services by providing digital copies of journal articles in minutes as opposed to days. Read More »
Virginia Commonwealth Selects Turning Technologies as Campus-Wide Clicker Provider
Turning Technologies — Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Turning Technologies adds Virginia Commonwealth University to its list of institutions to standardize support around the company's student response solutions. After the review of vendor presentations, Virginia Commonwealth University has selected ResponseCard® NXT as the centrally supported clicker device. Read More »
National Math and Science Initiative Reaches Enrollment Milestone of 5,500 Students
National Math and Science Initiative — Saturday, May 26, 2012
The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) has announced that its highly acclaimed teacher training program, UTeach, has reached the enrollment milestone of more than 5,500 students and 800 program graduates, creating a new generation of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers for our U.S. public school system. Read More »
College Students Boost Digital Adoption, According to CourseSmart Survey
CourseSmart® — Wednesday, May 23, 2012
College Students Boost Digital Adoption, According to CourseSmart Survey; Research Shows That Majority of Students Are More Likely To Bring a Laptop Than a Print Textbook to Class with 53% Of Device Owners Reading eTextbooks Frequently Read More »
LectureTools iPad App Brings Active Learning to a New Level
LectureTools — Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The application offers an alternative to clickers that harnesses the potential of the iPad, turning it into one of the most active in-class learning and communication tools, with cloud based storage. Anything added to the app is instantly available online through students' LectureTools web accounts. Read More »
Peer To Peer University Launches Third Round of School of Ed Courses
Peer to Peer University — Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Peer to Peer University (P2PU) today announces a new round of courses at the School of Ed, expanding the model of open, community-based peer learning for professional development for K-12 teachers. Started in the fall of 2011, the P2PU School of Ed has hosted 14 courses and served over 600 educators. Read More »
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