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While overall consumer interest has showed a year-to-year decline, one market segment clearly wants online education the most. Wes Kauble shares TCAT survey results.
New + Notable by Tom Robinson
U. S . New & World Report's Americas Best Colleges steps up to the plate this month. It's been the league leader on college rankings. But is it still a slugger? The American Council of Trustees and Alumni says: "Yerrrrr out."
Productivity produces more finished work from the same - or even less - effort. Productivity usually restrains or reduces prices, because it results in lower costs. Here are some productivity successes in teaching and learning. Will they spread throughout higher education? Or just take hold in a relatively few niches?
New + Notable by Tom Robinson
Question: How can a mysterious company in a small town off the beaten path assure access to top notch business talent? Answer: Create a notable partnership with the University of Tennessee.
Bernard J. Luskin, CEO & Senior Provost, Touro University Worldwide
Bernie Luskin has worked extensively where communications technology meets higher education. He has also been involved in a number of launches and business deals of note. Today he's responsible for taking one of the Touro University enterprises to its next level.
The Semantic Web: Your Web’s Smarter Younger Brother
New + Notable by Tom Robinson
The Semantic Web is also known as Web 3.0 and the Data Web and the Deep Web. It's not artificial intelligence. This new iteration of web is, however, “smarter” in that it makes more intuitive connections between data. Colleges are beneficiaries in several ways.
Robin Richards, CEO, Internships.com
Robin Richards founded NTI Group and sold it in 2008 to Blackboard for $182 million. That followed a $373 million earlier success involving MP3.com. He and his entrepreneurial team are now taking on student internships. Such a deal!
Social Entrepreneurship Grows Academic Legs
Thousands of U.S. students came to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, helping to rebuild neighborhoods and restore a sense of hope. This renewed interest in community service, accompanied by a recent financial collapse and associated scandals, has also sparked a rise in social entrepreneurship. By Peter Bardaglio.
Five indispensable talents graduates need to succeed in the workplace
New + Notable by Tom Robinson
Here are five more talents to add to the list of things colleges should do to prepare their students. Five that employers should be seeking in recent grads.
YouTube: The top ten uses cited by experienced users
While YouTube has emerged as a marketing juggernaut for colleges and universities, many campuses are also discovering that the free video-sharing service has scores of other uses—all of which are also free for the taking. By Joe Dysart.