3D Printing Hits Hendrix College
Last spring, faculty and staff at Hendrix College wrote a grant for a MakerBot Replicator 2 to be used in the Physics and Theatre departments. This week, KTHV, the local CBS affiliate…
Weekly Ed-Tech / Digital Scholarship Trends: March 13, 2013
Digital Public Library of America
Besides transitioning to the Twitter account @dpla, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) announced it will provide copies of 1.2 million digital objects to the DPLA. If you’re interested in learning more about the non-profit, there’s a brief Q&A with the new DPLA Executive Director, Dan Cohen. The launch will take place April 18-19, 2013 at the Boston Public Library.
California Bill Demands Credit for Online Courses (MOOCs)
As reported in the New York Times and Inside Higher Ed, a new bill to be filed by California Senate President Darrell Steinberg “aims to create a ‘statewide system of faculty-approved, online college courses.'” [1] (more…)