http://chronicle.com/section/Technology/30/ News :: Technology Sat, 18 Feb 2012 06:07:57 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130741/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Tech-Happy-Professor-Reboots/130741/ A Kansas State University scholar finds himself rethinking the fundamentals and questioning whether technology is the best way to engage students.

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130595/ http://chronicle.com/article/AfterWord-Can-You-Measure/130595/ Many researchers say they can’t, now that their work spreads through social media. Jennifer Howard explains how the altmetrics movement aims to pick up the slack.

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:23:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130482/ http://chronicle.com/article/As-Scholarship-Goes-Digital/130482/ Researchers, librarians, and programmers work in a loose partnership to develop alternative methods of tracking research's paths through social media.

]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130085/ http://chronicle.com/article/Lecture-Fail-/130085/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:05:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130399/ http://chronicle.com/article/Apples-New-E-Textbook/130399/ Apple's build-your-own-book tool is likely to lead to more fragmentation in the market rather than becoming a dominant new model.

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:30:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130373/ http://chronicle.com/article/5-Universities-to-Test/130373/ The new project, led by Internet 2, is the latest in a series of efforts by colleges to rein in textbook costs and could be a game-changing model for the industry.

]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:55:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130376/ http://chronicle.com/article/Supreme-Court-Upholds-Law-That/130376/ A professor lost his long legal fight to keep thousands of foreign musical scores, books, and other works in the public domain.

]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130353/ http://chronicle.com/article/Former-King-of-Campus-Gossip/130353/ The founder of JuicyCampus is trying to raise awareness of privacy pitfalls online.

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130274/ http://chronicle.com/article/US-News-Sizes-Up/130274/ In its first-ever such guide, the magazine lists "honor rolls" of colleges that consistently performed well in such areas as student services and faculty credentials.

]]> Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130241/ http://chronicle.com/article/Badges-Earned-Online-Pose/130241/ A seemingly playful alternative to grades and degrees is taking hold in open-education circles.

]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130173/ http://chronicle.com/article/MIT-Will-Offer-Certificates-to/130173/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130121/ http://chronicle.com/article/MIT-Will-Offer-Certificates-to/130121/ For the first time, such students will be able to get a credential for their work, after demonstrating mastery of the material.

]]> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/130062/ http://chronicle.com/article/A-Moneyball-Approach-to/130062/ Educators are mining student data to help forecast and improve their success.

]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129838/ http://chronicle.com/article/Tired-Students-Skip-Sleep-for/129838/ Dependence on their cellphones can lead to depression and anxiety as a result of sleep deprivation, reports a professor at the University of Rhode Island.

]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129820/ http://chronicle.com/article/Researchers-Rate/129820/ Students commenting on the site tend to reach a consensus quickly, making it possible to draw crude judgments about professors' clarity and helpfulness, a paper says.

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2011 04:59:00 EST http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129652/ http://chronicle.com/article/Escalation-in-Digital/129652/ Technology has made finding plagiarism easier. Now students can vet their work against the same database that professors use.

]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2011 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129509/ http://chronicle.com/article/Mobile-Apps-Blackboards-New/129509/ Sun, 23 Oct 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129437/ http://chronicle.com/article/Former-Kaplan-Chiefs-Firm/129437/ The investment firm run by Jonathan Grayer has bought Learning House, which works with nonprofit colleges to develop online degree programs.

]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129427/ http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Unite-to-Drive-Down/129427/ Collective bargaining, technology leaders say, can bring high-end services to campus at lower prices.

]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129309/ http://chronicle.com/article/New-Digital-Tools-Let/129309/ Those looking to create their own texts have lots of options now, from build-your-own-book sites as well as traditional publishers.

]]> Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129287/ http://chronicle.com/article/Equal-Protection-for/129287/ The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case whose outcome will determine what materials scholars can freely use in books and courses.

]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129137/ http://chronicle.com/article/Faster-Internet-Service-Fuels/129137/ The state is moving from among the least wired to the most, and some community colleges—but not all—are reaping the benefits.

]]> Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/129049/ http://chronicle.com/article/Fear-of-Repression-Spurs/129049/ Fearing that governments or commercial powers will intensify Internet monitoring and restriction, technically minded types devise an approach called a "mesh network."

]]> Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128879/ http://chronicle.com/article/Cheating-Is-Now-Only-a-Click/128879/ By limiting the influence of students' clicker responses on grades, faculty members can discourage use of the handheld devices by stealthy surrogates.

]]> Sun, 04 Sep 2011 00:01:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128814/ http://chronicle.com/article/College-Presidents-Are-Bullish/128814/ Just over half of the presidents surveyed saw equal value in online and traditional courses. The enthusiasm was more muted, however, among prospective students.

]]> Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EDT http://chronicle.com/article/article-content/128809/ http://chronicle.com/article/How-Big-Can-E-Learning-Get-At/128809/ A little-known private college uses distance education to support and enhance its traditional program.

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