MOOCs: Too much hype, or not enough?
Earlier this month, I went to an eLearning conference in Saudi Arabia and again, the topic of Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, came up. But, they were…
Month: October 2013
Can MOOCs cure homelessness?
It seems that a start-up founder's decision to offer a homeless man a laptop and coding classes, instead of $100 cash, has paid off, The Huffington Post reports.…
New grants aim to spur ed-tech innovation
Want to develop an app that can recommend the best courses, videos, or other resources for your students, based on their specific needs and interests? Or apply the…
University of Rochester to spend $50 million on ‘big data’ research
The University of Rochester is committing $50 million, in addition to more than $50 million it has spent in recent years, to expand its work in the burgeoning…
Bretford Launches #LearningIs Campaign
Bretford Launches #LearningIs Campaign Free Resources About 21st Century Learning, Opportunity to Share Experiences; Educators Can Win 21st Century Furniture ... Read more
EDUCAUSE 2013 conference roundup
The 2013 EDUCAUSE conference featured more than 250 exhibitors and nearly 7,500 registered attendees discussing everything from MOOCs to data security to social media, along with other educational…
Elite universities lead the way in social media use
From inventive hashtags to social media sites that drew droves of alums to campus to a widspread sharing on the college experience on popular social platforms, elite universities…
Social media popular with faculty, but not yet in class
University faculty members are increasingly using websites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn in their professional and personal lives, even as they continue to cast a suspicious gaze toward…
NC State University Partners with Adapt Courseware to Secure Adaptive Learning Grant
Rochester, NY – October 22, 2013 – Adapt Courseware, the provider of comprehensive adaptive online curriculum resources that individualize each ... Read more
Symplicity Unveils New Features in Enterprise Student Support Services and Early Alert System
ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 22, 2013 — Symplicity, a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for higher education, today announced the fall ... Read more