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October 17, 2016

Is Quantum Cryptography the Future of Cybersecurity?

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by Meghan Brown, Engineering.com

A new massive open online course (MOOC) being offered by CalTech and Delft University aims to help engineers, scientists and cybersecurity researchers prepare for the future of quantum computing, and its associated security needs with a course on Quantum Cryptography. The MOOC will focus on the ways in which the principles of quantum mechanics can be harnessed to create secure lines of communication. Students will learn how to take advantage of quantum effects such as entanglement and uncertainty to create and apply cryptographic tasks that can provide levels of security beyond the reach of classical cryptography. This type of digital security will become even more necessary as the digitization of our products, our services and our data continues to increase in complexity, and as quantum computing becomes more of a reality.

http://www.engineering.com/Education/EducationArticles/ArticleID/13284/Is-Quantum-Cryptography-the-Future-of-Cybersecurity.aspx

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New Jersey college student’s iPhone explodes in class burning a hole in his jeans pocket – despite it being OFF

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By KHALEDA RAHMAN, the Daily Mail

A New Jersey college student’s iPhone exploded in his pocket during a class despite the device being turned off. Darin Hlvaty was in a class at Rowan College in Glassboro when his iPhone 6 Plus caught fire last week. He said he threw the device on the ground as it burst into flames, but not before it burned a hole in the back pocket of his jeans. Students were forced to evacuate the building after the incident, CBS News reported.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3821499/New-Jersey-college-student-s-iPhone-explodes-class.html

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October 16, 2016

NBC’s Timeless Is a History Class You’ll Want to Attend, Thanks to Time Travel

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by LAUREN PIESTER, Enews

Malcolm Barrett explains Timeless is the one most easily described. The series follows three time travelers who chase an evil time machine thief around through different real-life historical events, complete with period costumes and recognizable historical figures. “Each and every episode is a completely different adventure in history,” Barrett continues in the video above. Since each episode takes place during an actual historical event, you can definitely expect to learn a few things that high school history might not have covered. Basically, Timeless is TV’s most interesting and most varied non-drunk history lesson, and it really is a lot of fun. It’s also very pretty, which always helps, so if you’re looking for a fun, pretty time travel show that comes with some cool trivia facts.

http://www.eonline.com/news/799230/nbc-s-timeless-is-a-history-class-you-ll-want-to-attend-thanks-to-time-travel

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The best online study tools: students give their verdict

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by Peter McGuire, Irish Times

Online supports are revolutionising learning and they may even be making learning more enjoyable. Students are taking control of their own learning. Where once it was all school, homework and grinds, the online world has revolutionised learning. In recent years, Leaving and Junior Cert pupils are taking to Khan Academy, Studyclix.ie, TheMathsTutor.ie, the Eir Study Hub and more to complement what they learn in class. And – whisper it – some of these websites, they say, are making learning more enjoyable. But what are the best resources out there and how are they assisting with teaching, learning and revising? We asked the most independent and authoritative critics of all: students.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/education/the-best-online-study-tools-students-give-their-verdict-1.2810540

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The term ‘nontraditional student’ is extinct

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By Jarrett Carter, Education Dive

Recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics outlines the growth of nontraditional learners on college campuses nationwide, eCampus News reports. According to the data, about 74% of all undergraduates enrolled during the 2011-12 academic year possessed at least one characteristic of a nontraditional student, denoted by part-time enrollment, working full-time, identifying as a single caregiver, not having a traditional high school diploma, or financial independence. Nontraditional students are statistically the most likely to enroll in at least one online course.

http://www.educationdive.com/news/the-term-nontraditional-student-is-extinct/427467/

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October 15, 2016

Newest NMC/CoSN Horizon K-12 Report Emphasizes Kids as Creators

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By Dian Schaffhauser, THE Journal

Over the next year K-12 will be placing more emphasis on coding as a form of literacy and on students as creators. Schools that don’t already have makerspaces will want to get them and online learning will start to look like something that’s typical rather than out of the norm. Those are the “short-term” trends and technologies that surfaced in the 2016 K-12 Edition of the NMC/CoSN Horizon Report. The move to spur students as creators is an attempt to shift the gaze of students away from display screens as consumers and help them become creators. As the report noted, “Many educators believe that honing these kinds of creative skills in learners can lead to deeply engaging learning experiences in which students become the authorities on subjects through investigation, storytelling and production.”

https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/09/15/newest-nmccosn-horizon-k12-report-emphasizes-kids-as-creators.aspx

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Creating a Digitally Enabled University

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By David Raths, Campus Technology

Georgia State’s chief innovation officer is tackling the flipped classroom, learning analytics, digital literacy and more. Phil Ventimiglia, who became Georgia State University’s chief innovation officer two years ago, said that before he took the job he carefully evaluated the university’s readiness to create such a role. “We want to make sure we are focused on the outcomes, not the inputs,” he said. “Sometimes there has been a focus on devices —let’s put devices in student hands…. We are changing the process to think like a startup and do a series of experiments and prove out the model and then scale it up.” The university has launched a staff innovator program, which includes a self-paced online program for staff and faculty to learn the process of ideation and marketing new ideas. That is being connected to a daylong innovation competition, where winners will receive resources to develop those ideas.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/10/03/creating-a-digitally-enabled-university.aspx

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Rethinking the Discourses of Higher Education Innovation

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By Steven Mintz, Inside Higher Ed

Anyone who reads the vast, rapidly expanding literature on innovation in higher education will be struck by the pervasiveness of certain discourses and tropes. Three stand out. The Discourse of Crisis; The Discourse of Disruption; The Discourse of Techno-Transformation. This is the techo booster claim that a revolution in technology – especially the rise of personalized, adaptive courseware — will radically transform education, offering better ways to deliver learning at lower cost with no diminution in quality.

https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/higher-ed-gamma/rethinking-discourses-higher-education-innovation

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October 14, 2016

Annual list identifies educators pioneering, supporting the flipped learning movement

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by eSchool News

Educators searching for flipped learning inspiration can now find it in a list of 100 people who are innovating and inspiring others in their pursuit of flipped instruction. The Flipped Learning Global Initiative (FLGI), a worldwide coalition of educators, researchers, technologists, professional development providers and education leaders, published the FLGI 100, an annual list identifying the top 100 innovative people in education who are driving the adoption of the flipped classroom around the world. “The FLGI 100 list includes some of the most experienced and innovative flipped learning people on the planet,” Bergmann said. “The value of their collective insight into flipped learning is immeasurable and we’re excited to identify them as role models for those new to flipped learning.” The FLGI list will be updated annually and the complete FLGI 100 list can be seen athttp://flglobal.org/the-flgi-100/.

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/09/28/100-educators-driving-flipped-learning/

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Ranking identifies the 50 best online colleges for quality and affordability in 2016-2017

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by eCampus News

Analysis shows best online schools based on costs, quality and flexibility. AffordableCollegesOnline.org, a site for higher education information and resources, has released its ranking of the Best Online Colleges for 2016. The site analyzed more than a dozen unique data points to identify the colleges and universities providing students with the highest quality and most affordable online learning options today. “We wanted to highlight the schools that offer the best combination of degree program cost, quality, and flexibility,” said Dan Schuessler, CEO and Founder of AffordableCollegesOnline.org. “These schools continue to adopt and scale innovative learning methods to help students realize academic success.”  To qualify for the list, colleges must have regional accreditation and hold public or private not-for-profit standing. Schools earning a spot on the ranking also had at least ten online degree programs and an annual in-state tuition under $25,000. To see the full ranking of Best Online Colleges and the methodology used to rank them, please visit the following page:

http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/best-colleges-online/.

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Rutgers launches open textbook project

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BY LAURA DEVANEY, eCampus News

A new open textbook project from Rutgers University includes a grant program administered by Rutgers University Libraries that will give incentives to faculty or department groups that replace traditional textbooks with free, low-cost or open alternatives. The Open and Affordable Textbook Project (OAT) has the potential to save students across the university as much as $500,000 within its first year. At least one Rutgers course is proactively moving in this direction, business librarian Mei Ling Lo said. “Students taking the course Aggregate Economics are using our e-books this semester and the savings are substantial,” Lo said.

http://www.ecampusnews.com/news/rutgers-open-textbook/

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October 13, 2016

Rhode Island Open Textbook Initiative to Save Students $5 Million Annually

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By Sri Ravipati, Campus Technology

The governor of Rhode Island launched an initiative that aims to save college students $5 million a year by switching out traditional textbooks with openly licensed textbooks. Governor Gina Raimondo introduced the Rhode Island Open Textbook Initiative to combat the steep prices of traditional textbooks, citing that textbook prices “have nearly doubled over the last decade,” according to a news release. The Rhode Island Office of Innovation (InnovateRI) will lead the initiative through its partnership with Adams Library, located at Rhode Island College (RIC). RIC launched a pilot program this school year that so far has saved students $100,000 by switching to an openly licensed textbook for a biology course, according a news release.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/09/28/rhode-island-open-textbook-initiative-to-save-students-5-million-annually.aspx

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CUNY to Train, Hire 2,000 Students in Free Coding Bootcamps

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By Sri Ravipati, Campus Technology

The City University of New York (CUNY) is bringing industry-aligned coding bootcamps to more than 2,000 CUNY graduates across multiple campuses, for free. Through a strategic partnership with Revature, a technology talent development company, the public university system plans to train and hire the students in New York tech jobs over the next five years. The coding bootcamps, exclusively for CUNY graduates, will take place across multiple CUNY campuses. In addition, CUNY will offer custom online course training through RevaturePro to all current students and alumni. RevaturePro features courses on Java, Microsoft.NET and additional front-end development languages.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/09/27/cuny-to-train-hire-2000-students-in-free-coding-bootcamps.aspx

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Faculty on the Fence About Providing Computing Devices to Students

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By Dian Schaffhauser, Rhea Kelly; Campus Technology

According to our Teaching with Technology survey, 55 percent of faculty support the idea of their institutions providing computing devices to all students, while 67 percent like the “bring your own device” approach. About a quarter of faculty (23 percent) fully support the idea of their institutions providing computing devices to all students. And another 30 percent are in favor of device handouts, but with reservations. These insights and more were part of Campus Technology’s first-ever Teaching with Tech survey, which polled faculty members across the country about their use of technology for teaching and learning, their wish lists and gripes, their view of what the future holds and more.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/09/28/faculty-on-the-fence-about-providing-computing-devices-to-students.aspx

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October 12, 2016

How to Steal an AI

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by Andy Greenberg, Wired

In the burgeoning field of computer science known as machine learning, engineers often refer to the artificial intelligences they create as “black box” systems: Once a machine learning engine has been trained from a collection of example data to perform anything from facial recognition to malware detection, it can take in queries—Whose face is that? Is this app safe?—and spit out answers without anyone, not even its creators, fully understanding the mechanics of the decision-making inside that box. But researchers are increasingly proving that even when the inner workings of those machine learning engines are inscrutable, they aren’t exactly secret. In fact, they’ve found that the guts of those black boxes can be reverse-engineered and even fully reproduced—stolen, as one group of researchers puts it—with the very same methods used to create them.

https://www.wired.com/2016/09/how-to-steal-an-ai/

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School Bells Ring in Brave New World of Digital Compliance

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by Andrea Gosfield 
and Christine E. Weller, The Legal Intelligencer

After delays, new accessibility rules are anticipated in 2018. This impending regulatory change, as well as two recent actions involving edX and Harvard University over the accessibility of online course offerings, has many schools contemplating appropriate digital accessibility plans. Schools in the United States are subject to two main federal laws against disability discrimination: Title II and Title III of the ADA, and The Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 701 (1973). Title II of the ADA covers public universities, while Title III covers private colleges and universities. Analogous state and local laws may also apply. Specifically, as amended, Section 794 of the Rehabilitation Act (referred to as Section 504) provides jurisdiction over schools receiving federal financial assistance. Under these laws, schools are prohibited from discriminating against disabled individuals, and denying them access to school programs or activities on the basis of their disability.

http://www.thelegalintelligencer.com/home/id=1202768883558/School-Bells-Ring-in-Brave-New-World-of-Digital-Compliance

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Udacity’s self-driving car engineering degree lures over 11,000 hopefuls

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By Alexandria Sage and Paul Lienert, Reuters

Silicon Valley online education platform Udacity has already received more than 11,000 applicants for its so-called nanodegree in self-driving car engineering, Udacity president and Google X founder Sebastian Thrun said. The high number of applicants – for 250 spots in the course – underscores the pressing need for talent by technology leaders such as Alphabet’s Google and Apple, traditional car companies and automotive start-ups, as they race to develop production-ready autonomous-driving vehicles within the next decade. High-profile, costly acquisitions driven by the desire to acquire talent, such as General Motors Co’s purchase of automotive start-up Cruise, or Uber Technologies [UBER.UL] buying self-driving trucking start-up Otto, have marked the sector over the past year. “Self-driving car engineers are extremely in demand,” Thrun told Reuters in an interview.

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/udacitys-self-driving-car-engineering-degree-lures-over-173116453–finance.html

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October 11, 2016

Lifeliqe Debuts VR Museum

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By Richard Chang, THE Journal

Lifeliqe, a visual learning platform incorporating virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and interactive 3D content, is today launching Lifeliqe VR Museum, its first fully VR experience. The free version will be available exclusively on Viveport, HTC Vive’s content platform, with the premium version coming soon. HTC Vive is the third platform Lifeliqe is launching on after iOS and Windows 10. Lifeliqe VR Museum is built on more than 1,000 interactive 3D models that are already available in Lifeliqe’s mobile version. Users can get engaged in two ways: VR can take them to a virtual world, where they can roam freely among dinosaurs or visit ancient housing; and the Explore function enables users to study interactive 3D models from K–12 sciences in a virtual lab, allowing them to learn about different parts in great detail.

https://thejournal.com/articles/2016/09/29/lifeliqe-debuts-vr-museum.aspx

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Rutgers launches open textbook project

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BY LAURA DEVANEY, eCampus News

A new open textbook project from Rutgers University includes a grant program administered by Rutgers University Libraries that will give incentives to faculty or department groups that replace traditional textbooks with free, low-cost or open alternatives. The Open and Affordable Textbook Project (OAT) has the potential to save students across the university as much as $500,000 within its first year. At least one Rutgers course is proactively moving in this direction, business librarian Mei Ling Lo said. “Students taking the course Aggregate Economics are using our e-books this semester and the savings are substantial,” Lo said.

http://www.ecampusnews.com/news/rutgers-open-textbook/

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Syllabi to be available online for students to preview before enrolling in Ohio State classes

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By Summer Cartwright, the Lantern

With few options to buy textbooks near campus, the goal of the online syllabus library is to alert students as to what they might need for a class sooner rather than later. The last-minute orders and long lines wrapped around campus bookstores the day before classes start each semester might soon become a memory for Ohio State students. A new online syllabus catalog will be available for students to use in late October, in time for Spring 2017 scheduling, meaning the last-minute scrambling for textbooks could end. The catalog is a result of the efforts of Undergraduate Student Government and the Office of Academic Affairs to make course information more readily available and transparent for students.

http://thelantern.com/2016/09/syllabi-to-be-available-online-for-students-to-preview-before-enrolling-in-classes/

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Online Classes To Enhance Your Leadership Skills

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By Kylie Exline, Uloop

A lot of us have taken online courses throughout our expansive college career, so we understand the amount of dedication that goes into it. Or at least we understand what they offer as opposed to strictly a lecture. There is self-motivation, determination, and of course responsibility. If you are looking for ways to better your leadership capabilities, then you should look into an online class that offers ways to advance. They go across the board and offer them for about every topic available. To be a better leader, read below to discover what works best for you.

http://www.uloop.com/news/view.php/215414/Online-Classes-To-Enhance-Your-Leadership-Skills

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