This article was written by Jeffrey R. Young and originally published at The Chronicle of Higher Education at http://chronicle.com/article/Reaching-the-Last-Technology/123659/
Every semester a lot of professors' lectures are essentially reruns because many instructors are too busy to upgrade their classroom methods.

This article was written by Chris Foresman and originally published at http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/07/ipad-goes-under-the-gauntlet-at-universities-this-fall.ars
The iPad is about to have its academic chops put to the test this fall in a number of programs around the country. Colleges and universities are looking to adopt the iPad as a collaborative tool, a standardized mobile device to integrate into curriculums, and, in some cases, even a cost-saving device.

At the University of New Mexico, some students in second-year Spanish classes become detectives. They travel to Los Griegos, an Albuquerque neighborhood 15 minutes northwest of the campus, on a mission: Clear the names of four families accused of conspiring to murder a local resident.
It's a fictional murder mystery, and instead of guns and badges, the students are armed with iPod Touches, provided by the university. When students enter their location into the wireless handheld devices, a clue might turn up: a bloody machete, for example, or a virtual character who may converse with them—in Spanish—about a suspect.

NEW YORK (Reuters) — Giants and upstarts of publishing gathered at the annual BookExpo America here last week agreed e-books will transform the business but believe the big change will come when there is a standard format across which all e-books can be published and shared.

British students might soon have the chance to take college exams in their own bedrooms at any time of the day or night -- without being able to cheat.

Apple's new touchscreen device, the iPad, is being used at the University of Adelaide to boost student interaction in lectures.

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Macmillan will release new software in August called DynamicBooks, which will allow professors to edit online textbooks for their courses. 

Marvell has announced that they are in the works of developing a tablet computer named Moby that will “change the way students learn.”

Paying for a successful mobile-learning initiative goes far beyond just the cost of cellphones, iPods, laptops, or other devices.