Character-building bit by byte

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University of Colorado's David Monarchi has developed a distance education project using virtual reality. Students also use virtual reality on campus to supplement more traditional teaching methods. The course is seen as especially useful for journalism students who have to respond to virtual events. Monarchi used software that was off-the-shelf, and sometimes free, in order to control costs. Some critics from within the university claim that his approach involves entertainment, but Monarchi argues that learning should involve enjoyment.

Research, Usage, Virtual reality, Distance education

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Academic attack on library cuts

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Over 400 academics from the US have protested over additional reductions in spending on university libraries. There is concern that these cuts could reduce the number of academic publications that have university libraries as their main market. The number of copies of academic papers that are sold has been reduced, while the porportion of univerisity libraries that cannot afford to purchase all academic papers has increased. This problem has affected large, well-known universities as well as smaller establishments.

Finance, Education and state, Education policy, University and college libraries, Academic libraries

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The '60s live on in rural New England

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Hampshire College, New England, has followed an interdisciplinary approach to education based on that of the University of Sussex for thirty years. Students follow studies in at least three of the College's five schools.

Management, Universities and colleges, Curricula, College curriculum, Interdisciplinary approach in education, Interdisciplinary approach (Education), Hampshire College

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