Casey Fabris
The Roanoke Times
Roanoke, VA, United States
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Business Intel: Bookstore to open in Blacksburg
A new bookstore is expected to open in Blacksburg this summer. → Read More
Bike store plans move into Grandin Mick-or-Mack building
The former Mick-or-Mack grocery store in Grandin Village is set to become a bike store. → Read More
Henry County company to expand, add 22 new jobs
Solid Stone Fabrics is putting $1.5 million into expanding its textile manufacturing operation in Henry County, which will lead to 22 new jobs. → Read More
Shelter and campsite on Appalachian Trail in Botetourt County closed due to bear activity
The Lamberts Meadow Shelter and campsite along the Appalachian Trail, situated between McAfee Knob and U.S. 220 in Daleville, have been closed to hikers as a result of bear activity. → Read More
Franklin County YMCA seeks support from county, school system
ROCKY MOUNT — The Franklin County Family YMCA is seeking funding to help keep its swim programs benefiting students afloat. → Read More
Ed Jamison drops out of Franklin County supervisors race
Ed Jamison has withdrawn from the election to represent the Blue Ridge District on the Franklin County Board of Supervisors. → Read More
Another Use for Yik Yak on Campus? Cheating on Exams – Wired Campus
With new technologies come new ways to cheat. Yik Yak, the anonymous, location-based app that has been a hotbed of cyberbullying on college campuses, is also the newest tool for students seeking to cheat on exams. J. Scott Christianson, an assistant teaching professor in the department of management at the University of Missouri at Columbia, has been monitoring Yik Yak recently to see what… → Read More
What Is Being Learned From MOOCs? New Report Takes Stock – Wired Campus
The hype around the free online courses called MOOCs has drawn millions of students, who are all essentially part of a teaching experiment of unprecedented scale. These days, researchers are increasingly checking in on that experiment. A new report, released on Thursday, seeks to answer the question “Where is research on massive open online courses headed?” The report is the work of the MOOC… → Read More
Abrupt Closing of Corinthian Campuses Leaves 16,000 Students Scrambling
State and federal officials have offered help to the students, who wonder about transferring to other colleges and what will happen to their student loans. → Read More
Tools That Limit Distraction May Raise Student Performance in Online Classes – Wired Campus
For students taking courses online, the endless distractions of the Internet can be a hindrance to success. But using software to limit those diversions can make a big difference. That’s the takeaway from a new study, which found that limiting distractions can help students perform better and also improve course completion. Richard W. Patterson, the author of the paper and a doctoral candidate… → Read More
For Those Without One, College Degrees Are Seen as Important but Too Expensive
People lacking a higher education overwhelmingly agree it’s needed to get a good job, a study finds. But they don’t necessarily see it as essential to them individually. → Read More
How Social Media Helps Students Adapt to College – Wired Campus
For today’s students, social media isn’t just a diversion. It’s a support system. That’s the key finding of a paper exploring the role that Facebook plays in helping students adjust to campus life. Collin M. Ruud, a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presented the paper, “Social Networking and Social Support: Does It Play a Role in College Social… → Read More
Callisto to Offer New Reporting System for Survivors of Sexual Assault
The project, in development by a nonprofit organization, will use technology to bridge gaps in existing procedures. But some skeptics worry about protecting the accused. → Read More
Callisto to Offer New Reporting System for Survivors of Sexual Assault
The project, in development by a nonprofit organization, will use technology to bridge gaps in existing procedures. But some skeptics worry about protecting the accused. → Read More
Blogs Aren’t Better Than Journal Assignments. They’re Just Different. – Wired Campus
Although some instructors are phasing out journal-keeping assignments in favor of a class blog, a study has found that blogs are not inherently better instructional tools. Drew Foster, a doctoral candidate in sociology at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, recently said so in a paper, “Private Journals Versus Public Blogs: The Impact of Peer Readership on Low-Stakes Reflective Writing,”… → Read More
New Offering From Noodle Will Help Colleges Build Online Programs – Wired Campus
The education site Noodle is putting a new twist on helping colleges create online degree and certificate programs with its creation of Noodle Partners, announced on Wednesday. Noodle Partners, the brainchild of the Princeton Review founder John Katzman, is an enabler — a company that helps colleges build online-education programs. Several other companies provide similar services, one of them… → Read More
Who’s Taking MOOCs? Teachers – Wired Campus
In free online courses offered by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, teachers are increasingly the students. A study by the two universities has found that teachers are enrolling in their MOOCs in high numbers. The study examines data from some one million MOOC students who enrolled in courses at edX, the nonprofit learning platform started by Harvard and MIT. Some… → Read More
Should College Administrators Yak Back?
A recent controversy about posts on Yik Yak at a student-affairs conference raises questions about who on campus is using the anonymous app, and for what. → Read More
Should College Administrators Yak Back?
A recent controversy about posts on Yik Yak at a student-affairs conference raises questions about who on campus is using the anonymous app, and for what. → Read More
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When you register for a course, you often have a choice: in-person or online. But at Peirce College, you don’t have to pick one or the other. All students will soon get access to both formats in the same course. Peirce, a college in Philadelphia that caters specifically to adult learners, plans to allow its students to switch back and forth between attending class in person or online, based on… → Read More