Passive MOOC Students Don’t Retain New Knowledge, Study Finds (The Chronicle of Higher Education) – A new study has found that students that students who are not actively engaged in the course material struggle to retain the information being presented, which appears to be common among MOOC students.
First-of-a-kind supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore available for collaborative research (Phys.org) – Lawrence Livermore Labs along with Cray and Intel have built a new supercomputer, Catalyst, that is able to handle big data sets quicker than traditional systems. Catalyst will be used to develop new big data technologies and apps.
Two-for-One Deal: Earning College Credit for STEM in High School (U.S. News & World Report) – Across the country high schools are teaming up with local colleges to create dual credit STEM coursework so that students can begin working towards a post-secondary degree in high school.
SUNY looking to expand online education program (Legislative Gazette) – The state of New York is working to build an online program that will allow any student at a SUNY school to take online courses offered from any of the SUNY schools, not just the one they are enrolled in. There are plans to expand the courses to include entire degree programs in the future.
