The computational expense of creating three-dimensional images that can be viewed by all is just one factor holding them back…
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Nearly 200 attendees from both computer science and learning science met to exchange research on MOOCs at the first annual ACM Learning@Scale Conference in Atlanta...Paul Hyman From ACM News | March 14, 2014
The USA Science & Engineering Festival this year will include a "Robot Zoo" where robot-builders can show their creations.Paul Hyman From ACM News | January 23, 2014
Ushahidi — or "testimony" in Swahili — has played a central role in coordinating responses to crises around the globe.
Paul Hyman From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2014
Given that student retention rates typically hover at just around 4-5% of those participating in free Web classes, some online courses have evolved to a sort of...Paul Hyman From ACM News | October 22, 2013
Google is sponsoring a series of mini-films about Britain's role in the early days of computers and the Internet.Paul Hyman From ACM News | August 6, 2013
A new school for programmers stands behind the ability of its students to find jobs — if you can't find one within a year, tuition is free.
Paul Hyman From ACM News | May 14, 2013
MOOCs are being pressed to come up with revenue-producing business models. Are they being held to a higher standard than other Internet startups? Paul Hyman From ACM News | April 1, 2013
As college tuitions soar, various online models vie to educate college students worldwide — at no cost.Paul Hyman From Communications of the ACM | December 1, 2012
Everyone knows that texting while driving kills, but that’s not enough to incentivize many people, especially teens, to keep their eyes on the road. Now a new mobile...Paul Hyman From ACM News | October 9, 2012
Thirty-two of the 39 living A.M. Turing Award laureates gathered in San Francisco to pay tribute to "the father of CS" and discuss the past, present, and future...Paul Hyman From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2012
The success of the nation’s first undergrad robotics engineering program has inspired two universities that are now experiencing the very same challenges. Paul Hyman From ACM News | August 14, 2012
While computer science always seems to be an excellent career choice, this happens to be a particularly great time to pursue a CS major, say experts.Paul Hyman From ACM News | July 17, 2012
Researchers discover computer pioneer Konrad Zuse's long-forgotten Z9, the world's first program-controlled binary relay calculator using floating-point arithmetic...Paul Hyman From Communications of the ACM | July 1, 2012
Four weeks into the academic tussle between computer science students and the administration of the University of Florida, the controversy surrounding a drastic...Paul Hyman From ACM News | May 15, 2012
The success of Germany's Dagstuhl Seminars has inspired a proliferation of Dagstuhl-like venues, especially in India.Paul Hyman From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2012
Stanford University's experiment with online classes could help transform computer science education.
Paul Hyman From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2012