When I first started reaching Marc Prensky’s Commentary, In the 21st Century University, Let’s Ban Books, (Page A30 of the November 18th Chronicle of Higher Education if you don’t have an online subscription), I thought it was going to be…
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Digital Access Isn’t Everything
09
Nov
There is a great article in the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required) by Brian Cowan, ‘Digital Natives’ Aren’t Necessarily Digital Learners, which takes on the concept of digital natives as digital learners, and concludes that while technology may deliver…
When e-Books Are Revised
03
Oct
Two stories popped up recently, one from Stephan Shankland via CNET and one from Carol Saller in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Both dealt with the mechanisms of correcting e-books for typos and such. Shankland’s example concerned the Kindle version…
Law Faculty Highest Paid on Average in Academia
22
Aug
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published its latest survey on academics and wouldn’t you know it, law faculty members are the highest paid of all the disciplines listed. The average salary of a full professor is $134,162. The next…
Law Faculty Highest Paid on Average in Academia
22
Aug
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published its latest survey on academics and wouldn’t you know it, law faculty members are the highest paid of all the disciplines listed. The average salary of a full professor is $134,162. The next…
Cornell Student Wants Unlimited Campus Internet Access
18
Aug
I read, with some amusement, a story in the Wired Campus blog at the Chronicle of Higher Education about Cornell University sophomore Christina Lara’s petition for the school to drop Internet bandwidth caps. Lara apparently goes beyond her allotted quota…
Some Academic Libraries Jointly Negotiate Electronic Access Deals
19
Jul
I have only a little bit to add to the antitrust discussion, and that is merely referencing an article published on July 17th in the Chronicle of Higher Education (Premium Content, subscription required). It’s called Libraries Abandon Expensive ‘Big Deal’…
Court Compels Arbitration Clauses Against Students
22
Jun
Here’s a story that makes one stop and think. The Chronicle of Higher Education (premium content subscribers) is reporting on a federal case where students in Colorado sued Westwood College there for allegedly misrepresenting its tuition costs, accreditation status, and…
