Tracking the Debate on Twitter: Southern Cal Tool Mines Political Sentiments in Real Time

The Chronicle of Higher Education – October 3, 2012 Twenty-five thousands tweets per minute. That was roughly the volume of campaign-related Twitter messages posted during the height of the political conventions, according to researchers at the University of Southern California. …Continue reading »

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The Single Most Important Experiment in Higher Education

The Atlantic – July 18, 2012 – by Jordan Weissmann As of yesterday, a year-old startup may well have become the most important experiment yet aimed at remaking higher education for the Internet age. At the very least, it became …Continue reading »

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College Crackup and the Online Future

Bloomberg – May 21, 2012 – by Mark C. Taylor In the coming decade, emerging technologies will thoroughly transform higher education. Although distance learning and computer-assisted education have been around since the 1960s, financial pressures are forcing institutions to develop …Continue reading »

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Online Education Venture Lures Cash Infusion and Deals With 5 Top Universities

The New York Times – April 18, 2012 An interactive online learning system created by two Stanford computer scientists plans to announce Wednesday that it has secured $16 million in venture capital and partnerships with five major universities. The scientists, …Continue reading »

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Instruction for Masses Knocks Down Campus Walls

Tamar Lewin, The New York Times, March 4, 2012 The pitch for the online course sounds like a late-night television ad, or maybe a subway poster: “Learn programming in seven weeks starting Feb. 20. We’ll teach you enough about computer …Continue reading »

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