Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

And the “ queen sacrifices ,” for those who don’t know that terminology, is what Alexander calls it when a college sacrifices its most powerful resource – its faculty – in order to stem financial problems. Via Techcrunch: “ Amazon ramps up AWS Educate with free e-learning and job ads.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. ” This stems from a protest at the University of Connecticut. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Higher Ed Inflation Hits Highest Level Since 2008.” ” More on the bill via Inside Higher Ed. “Looking for SEL programs?

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