Interviews

MITx Could Revolutionize Higher Education

Submitted by admin on Jan 31 1:56pm GMT

Original article was written by Kevin Carey for The Chronicle, questions asked by AntiWorldNews
MIT has invented or improved many world-changing things—radar, information theory, and synthetic self-replicating molecules, to name a few. Last month the university announced, to mild fanfare, an invention that could be similarly transformative, this time for higher education itself. It’s called MITx. In that small lowercase letter, a great deal is contained.
 

MIT has invented or improved many world-changing things—radar, information theory, and synthetic self-replicating molecules, to name a few. Last month the university announced, to mild fanfare, an invention that could be similarly transformative, this time for higher education itself. It’s called MITx.

Special Brew with Carl Tyson, Thinkwell

Submitted by news-editor on Aug 26 12:14am GMT
The second in a series of interviews with notable people in publishing: Carl Tyson, President, CEO and Director of Thinkwell, a leading provider of technology-based textbooks; www.thinkwell.com/ Carl was formerly president of the college divisions of McGraw-Hill and Harcourt Brace. Barista: What is your perspective on the industry today?

Special Brew with Carrie

Submitted by news-editor on Feb 12 9:00am GMT
The first in a series of interviews with notable people in publishing:Carrie O'Donnell, President, O'Donnell and Associates Barista: What was your goal when you founded O’Donnell & Associates, and how did you envision the role of your company in publishing? Carrie O’Donnell: When I started OD&A 19 years ago, I thought that technology was going to change the business, and that we, as an industry, were not set up to be customer-oriented during this change.