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AfterWord: Can You Measure Your Scholarship by Counting Citations?
Chronicle Technology - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 12:23
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.
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As Scholarship Goes Digital, Academics Seek New Ways to Measure Their Impact
Chronicle Technology - Sun, 01/29/2012 - 01:01
Researchers, librarians, and programmers work in a loose partnership to develop alternative methods of tracking research's paths through social media.
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Apple's New E-Textbook Platform Enters an Already Crowded Field
Chronicle Technology - Thu, 01/19/2012 - 08:30
Apple's build-your-own-book tool is likely to lead to more fragmentation in the market rather than becoming a dominant new model.
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5 Universities to Test Bulk-Purchasing of E-Textbooks
Chronicle Technology - Wed, 01/18/2012 - 05:55
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.
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Supreme Court Upholds Law That Pulled Foreign Works Back Under Copyright
Chronicle Technology - Wed, 01/18/2012 - 01:00
A professor lost his long legal fight to keep thousands of foreign musical scores, books, and other works in the public domain.
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Former King of Campus Gossip Turns to Managing Online Reputations
Chronicle Technology - Sun, 01/15/2012 - 01:01
The founder of JuicyCampus is trying to raise awareness of privacy pitfalls online.
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'U.S. News' Sizes Up Online-Degree Programs, Without Specifying Which Is No. 1
Chronicle Technology - Tue, 01/10/2012 - 01:01
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.
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'Badges' Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional College Diplomas
Chronicle Technology - Sun, 01/08/2012 - 01:01
A seemingly playful alternative to grades and degrees is taking hold in open-education circles.
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MIT Will Offer Certificates to Outside Students in Online Courses
Chronicle Technology - Sun, 01/01/2012 - 01:01
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MIT Will Offer Certificates to Outside Students Who Take Its Online Courses
Chronicle Technology - Mon, 12/19/2011 - 01:01
For the first time, such students will be able to get a credential for their work, after demonstrating mastery of the material.
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A 'Moneyball' Approach to College
Chronicle Technology - Sun, 12/11/2011 - 01:01
Educators are mining student data to help forecast and improve their success.
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Tired Students Skip Sleep for Texting
Chronicle Technology - Sun, 11/20/2011 - 01:01
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.
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Researchers Rate RateMyProfessors and Find It Useful, if Not Chili-Pepper Hot
Chronicle Technology - Fri, 11/18/2011 - 05:59
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.
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Escalation in Digital Sleuthing Raises Quandary in Classrooms
Chronicle Technology - Sun, 11/06/2011 - 01:01
Technology has made finding plagiarism easier. Now students can vet their work against the same database that professors use.
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Mobile Apps, Blackboard's New Openness, and 'Netiquette' Are Topics at Educause
Chronicle Technology - Sun, 10/23/2011 - 00:01
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Former Kaplan Chief's Firm Buys Online-Course Company
Chronicle Technology - Mon, 10/17/2011 - 00:01
The investment firm run by Jonathan Grayer has bought Learning House, which works with nonprofit colleges to develop online degree programs.
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Colleges Unite to Drive Down Cost of 'Cloud Computing'
Chronicle Technology - Sun, 10/16/2011 - 01:01
Collective bargaining, technology leaders say, can bring high-end services to campus at lower prices.
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