Canalblog
Suivre ce blog Administration + Créer mon blog
Formation Continue du Supérieur
1 décembre 2018

Don’t make their GP appointments, don’t manage their money – universities’ advice to helicopter parents

Screenshot-2018-4-23 The GardianParents are finding it harder to let go, and universities are responding by making them ‘part of the team’. More...

1 décembre 2018

It's a harmful myth that UK science can't translate ideas into practice

Screenshot-2018-4-23 The GardianGovernment innovation policy is based on the idea that the UK is poor at commercialising research. But it should reflect reality. More...

1 décembre 2018

I've run out of money at university – what can I do?

Screenshot-2018-4-23 The GardianMost students experience financial hardship – following these steps can help you get back on track. More...

30 novembre 2018

Microsoft Claims Ownership of the Internet

Microsoft Claims Ownership of the Internet
No, this is not a joke. "According to an article by eWeek dated Friday Nov. 5th 2004, Microsoft appears to be claiming intellectual property rights on over 130 Internet protocols that make up the very core of the Internet inrastructure. These protocols include for example TCP/IP and the DNS system." It goes without saying that any such move on the part of Microsoft would be an outrage, an abuse of the power of litigation, an affront to everything internet stands for. More...

30 novembre 2018

Cendant Sues Amazon Over Book Recommendations

Cendant Sues Amazon Over Book Recommendations
We have another entrant in the litigation lottery as yet another obscure company that produced essentially nothing with whatever knowledge it had claims to have invented and patented the idea of recommender systems and has launched a lawsuit. More...

29 novembre 2018

Laureate Mulling Sale of Walden University

HomeBy Paul Fain. Laureate Education is considering a possible transaction involving its Walden University, according to a corporate filing the global higher education company released Thursday. More...

29 novembre 2018

States' Slow, Steady Embrace of Need-Based Aid

HomeBy Doug Lederman. Amount of state financial aid dollars awarded based on financial need grew by 3 percent in most recent year, and by half over a decade, annual study finds. More...

29 novembre 2018

LinkedIn Expands Its Learning Library

HomeBy Doug Lederman. The Microsoft-owned workplace social platform will for first time make content from other providers -- including Harvard Business School -- available to its higher education and corporate customers. More...

29 novembre 2018

Promising Early Sales for Cengage Unlimited

HomeBy Lindsay McKenzie. In a notable departure from its traditional sales model, publisher Cengage announced an all-you-can-read subscription model earlier this year -- setting one price for access to all of its ebooks and course materials. More...

29 novembre 2018

‘Common Sense’ or ‘Sexist Trash’?

HomeBy Greg Toppo. Long Island University has made deep cuts in recent years, reorganizing departments while pouring more resources into new disciplines that officials hope will bring in new students and revenue. More...

Newsletter
49 abonnés
Visiteurs
Depuis la création 2 783 445
Formation Continue du Supérieur
Archives