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May 16, 2012

Mobile Education: The Pros, the Cons, and the Unanswered Questions

via Magna Publications Writer Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti reports on the allure of educators to utilize mobile technology in their course instruction. But like all distance education technologies, Lorenzetti writes that “the move to mobile devices has pros and cons....

May 14, 2012

2012 US College Grads Enter Improving Job Market

via AZ Central Associated Press Business Writer Scott Mayerowitz writes on the improving job market for college grads. The last few years have not been kind for newly minted college grads but things are finally looking up. Mayerowitz cites estimates “that about 7 percent more...

May 11, 2012

Gaming in the Classroom Is Becoming the Norm

via GOOD Education | Education Editor Liz Dwyer reports on how teachers are utilizing games in the classroom more and more often. She writes that “about half of elementary and middle school teachers say they use digital games at least twice a week with students, while nearly...

May 10, 2012

The Virtues of Blogging as Scholarly Activity

via The Chronicle of Higher Education | Martin Weller, professor of educational technology at the Open University in Britain, writes a piece for The Chronicle of Higher Education regarding his own experience with blogging. He says that blogging “was the best decision I have...

May 04, 2012

Why Businesses Must Help Solve America's Higher Education Crisis

via GOOD Education | GOOD Education Editor Liz Dwyer reports on the widely recognized concern of a lack of qualified workers for 21st-century jobs. Looking at how to advocate for solutions, she cites experts who argue that businesses can - and should - strongly influence...

May 02, 2012

Barnes & Noble, Microsoft to Promote Digital Textbooks

via the Chronicle of Higher Education | Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Katherine Mangan reports on how Barnes & Noble is spinning off its college-textbook and digital divisions into a new subsidiary. She writes, “bolstered by a $300-million investment by Microsoft...