Students sample college life and start career training early
6 ways e-learning tools support healthcare education
E-learning tools in healthcare provide a range of benefits that can help reduce the strain on hospitals and other healthcare facilities
INFOGRAPHIC: Should universities be run like startups?
There’s growing momentum around the question as to whether or not colleges and universities should run like startups; in other words, should higher-ed institutions cater more to the…
5 skills now needed for incoming freshmen
While the Common Core aims to teach students critical skills that can translate to college, career and life (critical thinking, collaboration, and writing), a different set of skills…
Grant intended to lift college completion rate
scholars-completion-higherFall classes at Ivy Tech Community College aren't set to begin for another week, but "college success coaches" from a company called InsideTrack are already contacting 21st Century…
Trust in online education on the rise
A growing trust in digital institutions is occurring with online learning. According to a new Gallup poll, more U.S. adults (out of a random sample of about 1,000)…
University figures out how to keep STEM undergrads in STEM
To improve students’ chances of completing introductory biology courses and decrease poor grades, the University of Houston (UH) implemented a comprehensive student success program, employing various interventions for…
Blended learning design advice for collaboration & retention
According to a new roundup of case studies from spanning multiple universities in Australia, blended synchronous learning can improve student retention rates and ease the concern that online…
Tech college enrollments tops new record
Enrollment at Wake Tech reached a record high this week, as 22,000 students shuffled back onto the college’s five campuses – or logged onto its website – for…
Disruption in higher ed is growing, but not instantaneous
In 2009, Joe Marani, a resident of Marshfield, Mass., lost his job during the height of the recession. Having only partially completed college, he was left with few…
Which online courses are women taking?
