These 10 stats are taking higher ed’s breath away
They’re the kind of statistics, spanning a decade and across the entire U.S., that as you read them, your jaw takes on additional gravity—dropping lower and lower—as you…
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What will change everything for higher education is nothing new
With the expansion of online technologies, like MOOCs, data aggregation, and computing powers capable of adaptive processes, higher education is changing. But to what extent and is it…
5 must-watch higher education TED talks
By now, most internet junkies know about the incredible talks given through TED (Technology, Education, and Design), but outside of education talks given by Bill Gates and the…
Persistence vs. retention
Student persistence. Student retention. These terms are used daily in higher education, often interchangeably. Are they really the same thing? According to Hagedorn (2005), the National Center for…
Is your institution being accurately compared?
According to a new brief, major considerations must be taken into account for the Obama Administration’s proposed college rating system, the Postsecondary Institution Ratings System, or PIRS, including…
5 must-follow higher education Twitter accounts
Whether you already have a passion for education technology and are just looking for more sources of information, or if you are just beginning to take interest in…
6 ways states can stop failing higher education
Helping more people get a postsecondary education is still a national challenge, one in which states are failing. However, thanks to a new report based on years of…
Report: Four in 10 colleges to offer MOOCs by 2016
A few high-profile rejections have done nothing to doom the future of massive open online courses (MOOCs), according to a worldwide report. Providing access to MOOCs, in fact,…
Survey: Colleges’ social media use narrows
Social media sites outside the big four -- Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube -- had a tough time in higher education last year.
A clash over the future of public higher ed
If colleges were automobiles, the University of Texas at Austin would be a Cadillac: a famous brand, a powerful engine of research and teaching, handsome in appearance, the…