4/10/2008

'Battle of the Brains' Crowns Top Computing College

The Russian university emerged yesterday as the home of the top computer whizzes in the “Battle of the Brains,” also known as the Association for Computing Machinery’s International Collegiate Programming Contest, which is sponsored by IBM. | 0 Comments

Worst practices: Security incidents to avoid

Infosec professionals are certainly aware of best practices, like employee awareness training, proper firewall configuration and data encryption, just to name a few. Perhaps the "worst practices" in information security are the ones that are either dropped or not followed. | 0 Comments

4/08/2008

University of Houston Study: Hybrid Courses More Effective for Students

A technical report from a University of Houston Department of Health and Human Performance researcher finds that students in a hybrid class that incorporated instructional technology with in-class lectures scored a letter grade higher on average than their counterparts who took the same class in a more traditional format. | 0 Comments

4/07/2008

Learn A Language Using Online And Multimedia Tools

Berlitz, Rosetta Stone, Auralog, Fluenz, and iTunes are offering a new wave of online courses and PC-based apps to help you parlez Francais, and more. | 0 Comments

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