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A Lack of Yakking
Students appear to have moved on from Yik Yak, once a prime app for anonymous gossip and racist comments -- a relief for administrators struggling to curb online bullying.
Opinion
Why Faculty Still Don’t Want to Teach Online
As a teacher, you may prefer traditional classrooms full of residential students, but virtual education is here to stay and offers significant benefits, writes Robert Ubell.
Opting Out of Email
Faculty union at Rutgers urges members to avoid the university’s new email system in the name of academic freedom.
The ‘Computerless’ Computer Lab
After realizing virtually all students bring their own laptops to campus, Wisconsin liberal arts college opened an unorthodox computer lab.
'The Pulse': Microsoft's Sway
This month's edition of the “Pulse” podcast features a discussion with Jill Sitnick, a technology strategist at Microsoft, about Sway...
A ‘Moon Shot’ for Libraries
Massachusetts Institute of Technology issues an invitation to publishers, researchers and universities to collaborate on a vision for the future of libraries.
'Augmented Intelligence' for Higher Ed
IBM picks Blackboard and Pearson to bring the technology behind the Watson computer to colleges and universities.
Opinion
How to Create and Sell Courses Online
Kirsten Drickey provides some concrete advice for leveraging your teaching experience and subject matter expertise by teaching online courses beyond the academy.