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Professor Bans Laptops, Sees Grades Rise

At an institution that prides itself on its use of technology, one professor goes in the opposite direction -- banning all electronic devices in his classes.

Defining What's 'Good Enough' on Completion

The mostly online Rio Salado College pushes back on a critique of its graduation rates, while nonprofit colleges may be feeling more heat about their results amid the collapse of for-profits.

Next Steps Uncertain After Online Learning Catalyst Closes

The Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium served the state's online initiatives for two decades. Now the challenge -- or opportunity -- for the institutions is to continue that work as the consortium closes.

California Online Initiative Expands

California Online Initiative Expands

Education Department Sets Timeline for $5 Million OER Pilot

The U.S. Department of Education is moving forward this summer on a $5 million program for the creation and development of OER.

Textbook Alternatives Take Hold at Community Colleges

A high-profile affordable textbook program wraps up in Arizona having doubled its original goal, and other institutions share similar successes.

Technology as a 'Flotation Device'

A professor and an undergraduate describe the positive and negative ways that students use technology to keep their heads above water academically.