Online Education News
Online education got a boost last week when the American Council on Education (ACE) announced the approval of four online courses for transferable college credit. The classes are offered by Coursera, a for-profit online organization that records traditional classroom lectures from various well-reputed colleges throughout the nation. Coursera currently offers more than 200 classes through [...]
Later this week, Augustana College opens its door to the entire Rock Island community and beyond for their annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This festive event is scheduled for Saturday, January 19th, 2013 at 6PM in Centennial Hall and will feature motivational speakers, numerous local choral groups, and plenty of dancing for [...]
Bastyr University holds an annual event for faculty and students on the first day back from winter break that is certainly not for the faint at heart. This past Monday on January 7th, 2013, about 23 people and one brave dog gathered for a brisk jog in the afternoon’s seasonably mild fifty degree temperatures to [...]
The Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC) finally opened its doors last week to a 330,000 square-foot complex that formerly served as the General Tire plant off of U.S. Highway 77 in Waco, Texas. The new facility will serve as a high technology and science park for the faculty and students at Baylor along with [...]
Georgetown University is going to be joining up with the likes of Harvard and MIT to begin offering courses through the online educational platform edX, and this new development has many prospective students delighted at the thought of free online courses. Signing up for a Course According to the Georgetown University Provost, Bob Groves, “Anyone [...]
Coursera has quickly built a reputation as one of the most exciting educational initiatives of the year, and it is now set to take another big step in providing its students with a heads start in their professional lives; it will now be offering a Career Services program that will allow students that perform well [...]
The Khan Academy has quickly become the go-to site for classes on subjects ranging from mathematics to the social sciences, and although it is already one of the most popular educational sites online, it has yet to find its limits with regards to how big it is going to become. Investments Reaching into the Millions [...]
The Hearst Foundation has given a $75,000 grant to Hartwick College so that students in need of financial aid will have a higher chance of receiving it. This funding comes at a time when tuition costs are on the rise and the job market is fiercely competitive; this means that grants have never been in [...]
Vivian Maier was a street photographer that was unknown for her amazing talents until after she passed away. The reason for her prior anonymity is the fact that during the 1950′s and the 1960′s when she was in the process of creating her best work, she was working as a nanny and she kept her [...]
The very first director of digital learning for MIT has been appointed, and his name is Sanjay Sarma. Mr. Sarms is the Fred Fort Flowers and Daniel Fort Flowers of Mechanical Engineering and his new appointment will go into effect immediately. One of the objectives of this appointment is to allow Mr. Sarma the chance [...]