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Degrees Of Disruption
Supporters of open-access journals and massive open online courses have been quick to label their initiatives disruptive, but a recent analysis by a York University professor suggests only one of them has the potential to spark considerable change, while the other is likely to remain an alternative alongside traditional offerings. Read More »
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Delayed Marriage On Rise: Good For College Educated, Tough On Middle America
One of the major demographic and social changes of the last four decades has been the dramatic increase in the average age at which Americans first marry, from their early 20s in 1970 to their late 20s today. Delayed marriage in America has helped to bring the divorce rate down since 1980 and increased the economic fortunes of educated women... Read More »
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Devices That ‘Hack’ Brain Waves May Help Handicapped, Improve Health
The next frontier for the tech sector is the human brain. A new breed of neuro-hacker is finding ways to capture and manipulate brainwaves to improve health, with potential to help the severely handicapped. A number of the innovations were on display at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where computer scientists and biomedical experts showcased ways to tap into and use brain signals...
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Digital Scholarship Centre Will Revolutionize Research
An emerging form of scholarship is getting a running start at McMaster, with strong support from a forward-looking couple who had a special understanding of the power of learning. Read More »
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Doctors' Dubious Excuses For Taking Pharmaceutical Companies' Money
Pro Publica has updated their database of payments by pharmaceutical payments to physicians and organizations. It now has data from 15 companies totaling more than $2 billion from 2009 to 2012. To accompany Pro Publica's report, a number of news outlets wrote about payments given to local or regional doctors... Read More »
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E-Learning In Africa: Massive, Online And Free
Coming to a laptop near you, the Brazilian model of free online learning that could revolutionise African education.
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Early Bird Registration Now Open For ICT4D Conference
Registration is open for the Game Changers Summit, a technology conference designed to help churches, universities and organizations connect their global mission agendas with technology solutions for the developing world. Read More »
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Early Career Researchers Making Their Own Luck – With Help From The Internet
Launching our new blogging platform for early career academics, Kathryn Eccles, historian turned digital humanist, extols the career benefits of staying open minded and switched on Read More »
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Education Technology Trends – Part I – Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
This is the first post of a three-part series covering recent trends and developments in education technology. Read More »
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EdX Announces Partnership With Google To Expand Open Source Platform
Google will collaborate with edX on MOOC.org, new destination and hosting site for online learning Read More »
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EdX Goes Open Source To Woo MOOC Developers
Will edX's decision to release its full source code attract more contributors to the Harvard/MIT-backed massive open online course platform? Read More »
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Epic To Open Source Code To OHSU
Epic Systems Corp. will help Oregon Health & Science University set up two laboratory installations of its EpicCare electronic health record on its servers for medical informatics education and research purposes. On the research side, the school will have access to Epic's source code. Read More »
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Ethiopian Kids Hack OLPCs In 5 Months With Zero Instruction
What happens if you give a thousand Motorola Zoom tablet PCs to Ethiopian kids who have never even seen a printed word? Within five months, they'll start teaching themselves English while circumventing the security on your OS to customize settings and activate disabled hardware. Whoa. Read More »
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Faculty Release Online Academic Material
The week of Oct. 23, two Geneseo professors released their published works through the Open SUNY Textbook Program, which allows students free access to online versions of these publications. Read More »
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Family Medicine Comes Out On Top In Osteopathic Match
More osteopathic physicians matched to family medicine than any other medical specialty in the recently completed American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Intern/Resident Registration Program, which matches graduating osteopathic physicians with residency programs nationwide. Read More »
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