Higher Education

Graduation Ceremony in Second Life

ESKCSG — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:15:26 -0500

150 year old Bryant & Stratton College will host the first, fully online, live Second Life graduation ceremony on June 10, 2009 http://online.bryantstratton.edu/slgraduation/.

Graduates Start New Life Via Second Life

ESKCSG — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:32:57 -0500

The virtual world of Second Life has seen a host of experiences over the years, but on June 10th, the first Second Life college graduation will be held on the Second Life campus of the 150 year old Bryant & Stratton College. Approximately 40 graduates ranging in age from 25 to 45 will don their virtual cap and gown to receive their college degrees with all of the pomp and circumstance regularly witnessed in the real world, including the procession, the commencement speaker and the conferring of degrees.

Never Stop Learning

ESKCSG — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:28:50 -0600

You were unique from the beginning―46 chromosomes combined with 30,000 genes to determine your gender, eye color and even certain characteristics of your personality. Then you became one of the 6 billion people living right now. You live in a world free of opportunity and are free to pursue your goals. EducationDynamicsTV inspires you to change your life and even change the world.

Webcast Announces Beloit College Mindset List

erku — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:33:33 -0500

Beloit College today announced its 11th annual Mindset List via webcast using Mediasite by Sonic Foundry, Inc. the recognized market leader for rich media webcasting and knowledge management. For the first time the creators of this list -- which has become the most popular back to school topic in higher education -- will discuss the landmark compilation in the exclusive webcast.

The university of future

harminka — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:35:27 -0500

In a world where economies are increasingly dependent upon high-level knowledge, higher education is a key national resource. But a Forward Look initiated by the European Science Foundation (ESF) shows that we need to know more about how universities, and other higher education institutions, are changing in the 21st century.

Cambridge to lead Aimhigher widening participation partnership

seher — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:19:05 -0500

Cambridge may be known as a global university, but from this year it will also be at the centre of efforts to promote higher education locally to hundreds of people who have not previously considered going to university. The University has just been appointed the lead higher education institution for Aimhigher Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Nottingham ranked in 2008 global elite

seher — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:06:51 -0600

The University of Nottingham has again been confirmed in the intercontinental higher education elite, in global tables published this month (February 2008).

Caroline Wagner presents on dynamic self-organizing networks in higher education

harminka — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:32:22 -0600

SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, today announced that SRI Senior Policy Analyst Caroline Wagner, Ph.D., will deliver a talk titled Science, Ethics, and Institutional Traditions Around the World at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Boston from February 14 to 18.

A boost for Nottingham's disadvantaged pupils

seher — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:04:52 -0600

A campaign gets underway this week to help disadvantaged Nottingham teenagers work their way into Higher Education.

Stress increases in higher and further education

webitpr — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 03:35:11 -0500

Only 25% of managers understand legal implications; stress increase situation invites legal claims says expert

From the classroom to the computer lab

harminka — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 05:07:04 -0500

From the classroom to the computer lab, higher education relies on technology to prime tomorrow's workforce for the tech-savvy world that awaits them. As an industry leader in digital imaging, Canon U.S.A., Inc. bolsters the union of technology and education by providing innovative solutions ranging from the world's fastest Digital SLR to printers with the ChomaLife100 ink system.

University of California co-hosts largest sustainability in higher education conference

Anastvatz — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:39:44 -0500

The University of California and its Santa Barbara campus, along with California State University and the Higher Education Energy Partnership, will host the sixth annual UC-CSU-CCC Sustainability Conference on Sunday, June 24 through Wednesday, June 27, at the UCSB campus.