October 2013 - eCampus News

How Seton Hall Replaced Laptops with Tablets—Without Sacrificing Productivity

December 1, 2013October 31, 2013 by GovConnection, Inc.

As part of its commitment to creating a technologically advanced learning environment, Seton Hall University gives every undergraduate student a laptop computer as part of their tuition and…

Online courses allow for unprecedented interaction

October 31, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

Some of the most vibrant discussions in one of Kelly Goodson's courses this semester have taken place outside the classroom. Goodson, a junior at the University of Oklahoma,…

Overcome 3 common challenges of net price calculators

October 31, 2013 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Net price calculators may be good in theory – the online tools give families a picture of which colleges are affordable – but using them can present some…

LOOCing into the future of digital learning

October 31, 2013 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

A new local open online course—or LOOC—is helping students develop digital literacy. A pioneering offering from the Faculty of Education and UBC Library is enabling UBC students, staff…

Coursera creates learning hubs, with eye on interaction

November 8, 2013October 31, 2013 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

Massive open online course (MOOC) platform Coursera’s offerings may be online-only, but the company will soon have a physical, and socially interactive, presence in nearly 25 countries. From…

Don’t be fooled into thinking that big data just relies on technology

October 31, 2013 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

As big data becomes increasingly popular, it's occasionally worth taking a step back to think about what companies are looking to achieve as well as the necessary elements,…

My top poll summaries from this month

October 30, 2013 by By Michael Sharnoff, Associate Online Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/michael_esm' target='_blank'>@Michael_eSM</a>

Have you seen our polls covering the latest in technology news and innovation in higher education? eCampus News has several engaging ... Read more

MOOC master’s degree outpaces on-campus programs

November 7, 2013October 30, 2013 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

The Georgia Institute of Technology has received a considerably larger number of applications for its MOOC-inspired online computer science master’s degree than applicants for its on-campus counterpart. Over…

EvaluationKIT Introduces Cutting-Edge Text Analytics to Examine Valuable, Qualitative Student Feedback

October 30, 2013 by kristiemerson

Student Data Becomes More Powerful and Meaningful to College and University Administrators Denver, CO – October 30, 2013 – EvaluationKIT, ... Read more

Much hyped, MOOCs manuever toward version 2.0

October 30, 2013 by eCampus News staff and wire reports

Since then-Stanford professor Sebastian Thrun opened his Fall 2011 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence course to tens of thousands students around the world, there has been a lot of…

How Seton Hall Replaced Laptops with Tablets—Without Sacrificing Productivity

Online courses allow for unprecedented interaction

Overcome 3 common challenges of net price calculators

LOOCing into the future of digital learning

Coursera creates learning hubs, with eye on interaction

Don’t be fooled into thinking that big data just relies on technology

My top poll summaries from this month

MOOC master’s degree outpaces on-campus programs

EvaluationKIT Introduces Cutting-Edge Text Analytics to Examine Valuable, Qualitative Student Feedback

Much hyped, MOOCs manuever toward version 2.0

WGU Labs Invests in Developer of Digital Learning Tools and Support

CAE and Texas A&M University’s Business School Announce Partnership To Improve Student Outcomes

Higher Digital Launches New Technical Debt Assessment Tool

Backed by ECMC Group, Dell Foundation and Others, New Apprenticeship Closes $2.5M Seed Funding to Solve Entry Level Tech and Diversity Hiring Gaps

Technology Startup Screenweave Debuts Cloud-Based Content Publishing Platform

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