PEGGasus Website Gallops to the Rescue
Coverage of the learning marketplace website, PEGGAsus, that I helped develop along with Bert Einsidel of the University of Alberta and staff at APEGGA and Terra Prime. More...
1 octobre 2018
1 octobre 2018
Adaptech
Adaptech
From the email notice: "The Adaptech Research Network (http://www.adaptech.org) is commencing a three-year study that will examine the accessibility for students with disabilities of the various forms of eLearning now used in Canadian colleges and universities." You may also want to look at WebAim, a similar initiative based in Utah. More...
1 octobre 2018
Lifting the skill levels of the workforce
The biannual appraisal of African economies conducted by the World Bank observes that while Sub-Saharan Africa boasts the youngest population in the world and its associated positives, there are several hurdles in the way of this economic prospect. Chief among these hurdles are the damning skill levels of Africa’s workforce, the lowest in the world as per the report, writes Eden Kironde for The New Times. More...1 octobre 2018
Start-ups don’t need universities as much as they used to
When asked what they’re doing to foster tech start-ups, European governments often point to their efforts at supporting local universities. Sadly, they rarely end up with tech giants of their own, writes Nicolas Colin for Forbes. More...1 octobre 2018
Universities prepare for new rules on start-ups
Taiwan’s leading universities are stepping up research efforts and drawing up regulations as the ministry of education prepares to propose an amendment that would allow them to launch start-ups to manage research products, writes Wu Po-hsuan for the Taipei Times. More...1 octobre 2018
NSF announces new awards for quantum research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded US$31 million for fundamental quantum research that will enable the United States to lead a new quantum technology revolution. The awards were announced as NSF joins other federal agencies and private partners at a White House summit on quantum information science, reports the National Science Foundation. More...1 octobre 2018
Labor promises AU$300m for university research facilities
The Australian Labor party has promised a AU$300 million (US$217 million) fund to pay for university research facilities, including laboratories and other infrastructure, and has accused the Coalition government of failing to fund capital projects, writes Paul Karp for The Guardian. More...1 octobre 2018
Regulator closes university colleges over quality issues
The Tanzania Commission for Universities has ordered the closure of two university colleges and suspended enrolment in 12 others in the coming academic year, citing lapses in quality. The commission’s Executive Secretary Professor Charles Kihampa said that the decision was taken after an audit of the institutions, writes Florian Kaijage for The East African. More...1 octobre 2018
Professor who took on cheats forced to flee university
When Professor John Warren left Wales to take up his new academic role two years ago in Papua New Guinea he believed he had found the job of his dreams. The exotic country, nestling in the south-western Pacific Ocean just north of Australia, seemed the idyllic location. But, as the new vice-chancellor of the country’s University of Natural Resources and Environment, he discovered the perils of trying to rid the institution of cheating, writes Camilla Turner for The Telegraph. More...1 octobre 2018
Council sets deadline for unified tertiary system
The Council of Common Interests in Pakistan has directed the Higher Education Commission to finalise its recommendations in coordination with the federal and provincial governments within a month for a uniform higher education system across the country, reports Pakistan Today. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)