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MOOCs: the future of higher education, or a passing phase?

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have quickly become one of the most polarizing developments in higher education. Many in higher ed see these MOOCs as innovations that could mark the turning point in how education is delivered, while others see MOOCs as a distraction, a phase, and a means for diluting a college degree. Whatever your feelings on these massive classes, the developments in how they’re created, delivered, and received have come at a furious pace over the past few months, and we’ve compiled our most pertinent MOOC coverage right here, all in once place.

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This technology marks a ‘generational leap’ for colleges

It doesn’t take a university’s resident budgetary whiz to know that long-term technology cost savings trumps in-the-moment savings, especially when those long-haul savings bring a cutting-edge technology and proven reliability…

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How ‘collaborative learning’ is transforming higher education

At Duke University, business school students use a state-of-the-art “virtual lecture hall” to have conversations with CEOs and fellow students from around the world.

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How to survive the eDiscovery process

You just learned your college is being sued for discrimination by a student who claims he was treated unfairly by one of his professors. The student’s legal team is requesting…

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Colleges get a lesson in disaster recovery

Hurricane Sandy was a powerful reminder of the need for smart disaster planning; here’s what campus leaders should know.

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Technology helps schools meet strategic goals

For campus leaders, thinking strategically involves asking questions like: How can we build the brand of the university? How can we bring in research dollars, woo donors, attract more students,…

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  Ensuring Student Success in the 21st Century

  October 11, 2017

  
  

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  Ensuring Student Success in the 21st Century

  October 11, 2017

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  Helping students succeed in higher education requires the marshalling of many different resources at colleges and universities. Looking at recent retention and graduation rates over the past five years, one can see that current strategies are still leaving many students behind. With the dedication of resources and funding to student success, why are so many students still not achieving optimal levels of success?

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  Collaborate: The Truly Accessible Virtual Classroom

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  Providing a collaborative environment that meets the needs of all attendees in a virtual class or meeting can be challenging.

  Collaborate can make your virtual classroom and web conferencing solution truly accessible, engaging, and successful for all.

  • Mobile accessible: Meets the needs of today’s learners, anywhere, anytime.
  • Built for accessibility from the start
  • Screen reader support allows visually impaired learners to navigate with ease.
  • LIVE and post-captioning capabilities.
  • Meets ADA requirements.
  • LTI Integration with your LMS whether it’s D2L, Canvas, Moodle or something else.

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  Adaptive Testing: Effective Personalized Online Assessment for STEM Education Copy

  September 29, 2017

  
  

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  Educators must meet the needs of students with limited time, money and resources. Online testing and assessment tools like Maple T.A. allow you to assess understanding of math-based concepts and offers adaptive testing features to create an individualized learning experience for students.

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  Adaptive Testing: Effective Personalized Online Assessment for STEM Education

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  Educators must meet the needs of students with limited time, money and resources. Online testing and assessment tools like Maple T.A. allow you to assess understanding of math-based concepts and offers adaptive testing features to create an individualized learning experience for students.

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  Maker Commons in the Modern Library: Six Reasons 3D Printers Should be in Your School’s Library

  September 28, 2017

  
  

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  Maker Commons in the Modern Library: Six Reasons 3D Printers Should be in Your School’s Library

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  To push the cutting edge of education and the quest for knowledge, college and university libraries are embracing new forms of technology and learning spaces, including 3D printing. This white paper explains six reasons that 3D printers should be in your library, including:

  • The shared space and resources of libraries mean a joint 3D printer is easily managed
  • Libraries are already poised to offer “information literacy”
  • The cross-discipline nature of libraries made adapting to new technology easier

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  6 tips for supporting retention and student success

  September 14, 2017

  
  

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  Faculty carefully select learning materials to supplement instruction—materials that play a critical role in ensuring students can persist. Learn six tips for implementing a program that provides access to the materials students need to succeed.

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