Colleges, universities look to online programs to navigate an uncertain future
Measured strictly by size, the University of Florida’s recent Fundamentals of Human Nutrition class was a resounding success, the Miami ... Read more
Month: August 2013
College media outlets work through evolution of email, social media interviews
Some college newspapers have made headlines in the last year for “banning” email interviews, Poynter reports.
MOOCs are a distraction from real business school reform
Massive open online courses or Moocs have proven to be a disruptive force in higher education in the United States, but not because they have revolutionised academia, the…
E-Portfolios: From Academia To The Workplace
University of Illinois professor uses PathBrite to help students expand learning opportunities and showcase their skills.
The coming Big Data education revolution
Big data, not MOOCS, will give institutions the predictive tools they need to improve outcomes for individual students.
Study: Journalism grads don’t read newspapers, mags, books
The University of Georgia's "Annual Survey of Journalism & Mass Communication Graduates," which surveys J-School grads, their habits, salaries and the jobs they take, found that just one-third…
NovoEd partners with universities to teach entrepreneurship
On August 15, NovoEd announced that it is partnering with four institutions to offer courses that promote the entrepreneurial spirit the platform is based on.
What is Big Data?
Big data is just another name for the same old data marketers have always used, and it’s not all that big, and it’s something we should be embracing,…
Feminists launch model for online learning
This multi-university online course emphasizes feminist contributions to technological innovation and a collaborative approach that contrasts with the MOOC. "Expertise is distributed throughout the network," says a facilitator.
From Jobs movie to Jobs case study
With "Jobs", the Steve Jobs biopic opening Friday, the Degreed alternate credentialing service is calling attention to a series of "case studies" it has created on the lives…