In perhaps one of the most eloquent discussions on the problems facing higher education today, Suzanne Mettler, professor of American Institutions at the Government Department at Cornell, argued…
Best-selling author Dan Pink kicked off ASCD’s annual conference in Los Angeles by noting how important persuasion is to education leaders’ jobs—and yet the dynamics of persuasion have…
Educators have been experimenting with and adopting new learning models now more than ever, as these innovative teaching strategies have the potential to enrich and advance student outcomes.…
According to a new analysis of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the current national conception that distance education is “booming,” is…
Hoping to address a long-standing issue at historically black colleges and universities, Wiley College has teamed up with Lumen Learning to create a center entirely devoted to the…
As video games continue to permeate our culture, students are increasingly interested in using video games for learning. This interest has prompted universities and neurologists to explore what…
According to numerous industry reports, as well as simple observation, mobile technology is booming in higher education. But do students still prefer laptops to tablets? What affect do…
As technology advances, new discoveries based on brain mapping are helping researchers understand how students learn. But how can educators spot the best neuroscience research, and how are…
Couldn't make it to SXSWedu this week? Hey, neither could we -- but we've still got you covered. Now in it's fourth year, SXSWedu brings together some of…
Education is one of the few areas of the federal budget that would not see a spending freeze, if President Barack Obama gets his way this year—and making…