Higher-Education Technology News

All news articles from the CT editorial team, in chronological order.


Bretford Debuts New Seating for Learning Spaces

Bretford unveils new seating and accessories designed for use in classrooms, libraries, and lounge areas.

Casio Touch-Panel Graphing Calculator Launching in April

Casio will launch the latest addition to its ClassPad series of graphing scientific calculators earlier than expected. The fx-CP400 will debut at the National Council of Teachers in Mathematics (NCTM) annual meeting in April and will carry a pricetag of $149 for education customers.

South African University Hosts TV White Spaces Pilot

A South African university will play host to a new six-month trial of wireless broadband using unallocated broadcast TV spectrum.

eBeam Edge Adds Wireless Connectivity

Luidia has released eBeam Edge Wireless, the newest version of its eBeam Edge interactive platform, with plug-and-play wireless connectivity.



University of Toronto Implements Campus-Wide Lecture Capture System

The University of Toronto has implemented a system for capturing video recordings of lectures and creating other video content both inside and outside the classroom.

HAN University To Use Discovery Service To Simplify Access to Research Content

As part of their effort to be among the top universities in applied sciences in the Netherlands, HAN University has recently implemented a new platform to simplify access to institutional resources and increase user access to research content and repositories.

Anglo-American School of Moscow Deploys Cross-Platform Support of Unified Communications

The Anglo-American School of Moscow has implemented a solution that can accommodate multiple unified communications platforms to support virtual video meetings and other communications between teachers, parents, and students.

Wharton School Connects Classrooms with Life-Size Telepresence System

Using floor-to-ceiling projection and a banks of 80-inch LED displays, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has created a new classroom collaboration system designed to connect students nearly 3,000 miles apart.

Indian River State College Prepares K-12 Educators with New Online Learning Courses

In an effort to better prepare the state's K-12 educators for online instruction, Indian River State College (IRSC) will create a series of courses designed to overview the various methods associated with teaching and learning in the virtual environment.

Purdue To Provide Access to Online Writing Lab Through New Pearson Mobile App

Purdue University has partnered with Pearson to make the school’s popular Online Writing Lab available in one of the company’s mobile-based writing resources.