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Breaking Stories in Higher Ed
8/30/2011

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  • Prof: 'Engage Students Through Their Laptops'

    This fall the University of Michigan will roll out an interactive presentation tool called LectureTools, created by one of its own professors, to more than 4,000 students. The software is designed to keep students engaged during presentations using laptops and smart phones, especially in large lectures.

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  • Yet Another Mix of Tech and Media: EduTone Buys Global Grid for Learning

    A new deal between Cambridge University Press and education technology vendor EduTone is the latest to blend access control infrastructure with actual digital media. California-based EduTone is purchasing the Press' UK-based Global Grid for Learning, a digital content aggregation business.

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  • MIT Opens Center for Mobile Learning with App Inventor Research

    Google Education provided an undisclosed amount of seed funding for the opening of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Mobile Learning, according to the Cambridge school.

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  • U Maryland Joins International Eduroam Consortium

    The University of Maryland, a public research school in College Park, has signed up for a service that allows members of the campus community to use wireless networking at other participating campuses by logging on with their home institution credentials.

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