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Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2012: Automation and Artificial Intelligence
Part 9 of my year-end review of the top trends in ed-tech. This one -- one that's really been under-analyzed and under-theorized, I think -- is on automation and artificial intelligence.
$1.17 Billion Win for Carnegie Mellon
Jury awards record-setting payment after finding that Marvell infringed on the university's patents. Judge could triple the sum.
Promise and Pitfalls in Online Ed
A stalwart of humanities and an online learning pioneer -- Catharine Stimpson and Ann Kirschner -- debate the pros and cons of technology-enabled higher education.
Freelance Professors
StraighterLine and Udemy offer the potential of self-employment to entrepreneurial professors. But will a free market for online teaching pay off for faculty?
The Pulse: Ensemble Video
This month's edition of The Pulse podcast features an interview with Scott Nadzan, director of marketing and sales for Ensemble...
From Boardroom to Classroom
In the age of the MOOC and recorded lectures, some colleges are turning back to videoconferencing as a tool for distance education.
Unlikely Pairing?
Wellesley's move to join edX and Wesleyan's entry into Coursera offer a chance to apply liberal arts college ideals to MOOCs, and potentially vice versa.
Opinion
Questioning Clay Shirky
It's time to start challenging the popular critique of higher education -- and the way the views of many academics have been belittled or ignored, writes Aaron Bady.