NIU’s first ‘MOOC’ enjoys successful conclusion
Northern Illinois University’s first-ever Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) – Perspectives on Disability – came to a successful close Nov. 17. Led by Presidential Teaching Professor Greg Long…
Month: December 2013
Predictive software plots path to college degrees
Two universities and two community colleges used Desire2Learn’s Degree Compass predictive analytics technology between August 2012 and May 2013. According to data released on Dec. 5 by Desire2Learn,…
MOOCs: only for the rich?
Is a MOOC more like an ATM or an American Express Centurian card? The former provides a service to everyone with a bank account. The latter serves a…
Define MOOC
The author of this book on crowdsourcing took a bold move in trying to define the term in a way that would make it clear when one entity…
Extron Announces Next Generation Cable Cubby Enclosures for AV Connectivity and AC Power
Anaheim, California (December 5, 2013) – Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the Cable Cubby Series/2, the next generation of ... Read more
Why Big Data is high stakes for the next generation of CMOs
Data. Why is such an often overly uttered word one of the most puzzling and difficult to understand, Forbes reports? According to a recent Gartner survey, “64 percent…
What modularity means for MOOCs
Reporting to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) at length for the first time since he was appointed vice provost for advances in learning last September, Peter…
Obama tech chief denounces ‘Big Data’
Harper Reed, who recently launched a mobile technology startup in Chicago after serving as chief technology officer for Obama’s 2012 campaign, said Oct. 29 at the State University…
College students: we’re digitally distracted
Awareness of the various digital distractions pervasive throughout higher education hasn’t stopped college students from turning to their myriad devices, as the average student at the University of…
Low MOOC completion rates back in the limelight
The University of Pennsylvania is at the forefront of a movement to experiment with free open online courses, but the undertaking, as its own researchers are finding out,…