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June 27, 2016
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Blockchain-based credentials initiative moves forward
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Learning Machine and MIT Media Lab’s Learning Initiative have released the first version of an open-source project that builds an ecosystem for creating, sharing, and verifying blockchain-based educational credentials. These certificates can be collected by individuals and shared directly with anyone who requires official documents. It’s as simple as sending…

Could Microsoft’s LinkedIn revolutionize competency-based learning?
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LinkedIn has the user data and focus on competency-based employment skills and career advancement. Microsoft has the computational ability to turn this CBE learning into an HR goldmine. So will the Microsoft and LinkedIn pairing yield the innovation and validation needed to propel competency-based learning to its full revolutionary potential?

NASA awards grants for STEM education programs
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NASA's Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has selected two minority serving institutions for cooperative agreement awards totaling approximately $1 million to help strengthen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curricula at the schools. Lawson State Community College in Birmingham, Alabama, and New York City College of Technology in…

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3 blossoming fields of study with massive potential

As students become more concerned with leveraging their postsecondary education for entry into the job market, colleges and universities must look beyond traditional fields of study to ones that directly lead to future-ready careers.

Social media’s top 50 colleges and universities

Technology and data company Engagement Labs released its 2016 ranking of the top 50 U.S. colleges and universities on social media networks Facebook and Twitter.

5 ways your college website turns away students

From evidence that digital tactics play a key part in enrollment, to entire conference panels dedicated to enhancing higher ed websites, it’s clear that college websites are a must-have for enticing prospective students. But what happens when a great website is all that matters?


 

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