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October 21, 2016

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4 ways institutions restrict AP credit

A new report from PPI finds that 86 percent of the top 153 universities and colleges in the United States restrict the awarding of Advanced Placement (AP) credits, denying students and their families hundreds of millions in tuition savings. PPI representatives say this is especially alarming as more and more…

6 steps to successfully break the print textbook model

The higher education course content market is in chaos. Print textbook prices continue to soar, up 73 percent in the past 10 years, more than 4 times the rate of inflation, according to US PIRG report. Students are delaying or worse, not buying course materials because they aren’t affordable, according…

These are the top 50 MOOCs

Of the top 50 MOOCs, the No. 1 spot belongs to a computer science course--an introduction to interactive programming in Python, to be exact. The list from Class Central ranks MOOCs based on thousands of reviews written by Class Central users, Dhawal Shah noted in a blog post. The rankings…

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As colleges and universities become increasingly focused on student services in order to attract students as well as retain them, it’s never been more important to gauge how students feel about some of the larger, innovative—and often tech-based—initiatives leadership spends copious amounts of time and money supporting on campus.

Why the failing liberal arts degree is a myth

While parents, politicians, and pundits seem to be increasingly skeptical about the value of the liberal arts degree, experience (and research) shows otherwise.

Optimized Education Resources for 3D Printing – A Guide for Educators

3D printing can inspire students to imagine, build, test their ideas, and engage in meaningful learning. With the help of many of our customers’ schools and our Education Advisory Board, Stratasys put together this printer-agnostic guide to teaching and learning resources to help you kick-start meaningful projects and lessons in your learning community.

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