Those of you who are sitting in Starbucks with your laptops writing your thesis statements for your English 101 paper due next Friday understand this. You, who are lounging comfortably on your sofa participating in an online discussion board for Sociology...
The use of new online tools like Facebook are allowing colleges to close technology gaps in an effort to solve many of their problems. Since the online world and the college world seem to be rapidly speeding toward a head-on collision, this looks like...
You might be one of the lucky students who has been spotted studying Business Ethics on your iPhone at the nearby Starbucks. You could be that guy seen scrolling down on his Sprint HTC EVO 3D reading Masteringphysics thanks to a third party digital textbook...
Throw away those old letter blocks, lego pieces, and crayons! The world is being digitized at an incredible pace, and the White House may soon be getting in on the action. By funding a research center devoted to the use of technology in education, the...
In our technological age, when information and education can be easily disseminated to the masses via the internet, we must not forget those that may be left behind. The question is, do the advantages in online education for the average person also extend...
Going to graduate school can be a costly undertaking, with average costs ranging from just over $28,000 at a public college or university to over $52,000 at a private one. Where is a graduate student to turn for financial help? As you may have already...
Textbooks cost an arm and a leg these days; actually they cost more than that. I, along with everyone else I know, have paid ridiculous amounts of money for a college textbook and the trend does not seem to be stopping any time soon. Most college students...
Google Plus has arrived, and since its start the Facebook competitor has given the number #1 social media site a run for its money. In less than two weeks over 10 million people have signed up for Google+ even though the new network is still in testing...
A new partnership was recently announced between the Association of Educational Publishers and Creative Commons to help devise an easier and more efficient search method for students to find educational research material on the World Wide Web. The goal...
I may be a bit biased as a former library and information studies distance learning student, but I cannot stress enough the importance of getting comfortable with your school’s library system. Even if you’re taking all online courses, the majority...