Remedial placement meets adaptive learning
Only 22.3 percent of remedial students complete remediation classes and graduate with associate degree programs in two years, according to the organization Complete College America.
Month: December 2013
Will Big Data ‘equalize’ education?
In five years, “the classroom will learn you,” IBM researchers predicted in their annual list of five innovations that will occur in the next half-decade. The researchers said…
Four ways to prepare your IT infrastructure for a mobile learning revolution
This blog post focuses on Walters State (TN) Community College’s ambitious initiative to implement mobile learning campus-wide and the IT needs required to support multiple devices for every…
Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2013, No. 9: Social media
“Flipped” and adaptive learning programs gained traction on campus. A high-profile internet hoax involving a college athlete propelled the term “catfishing” into the public consciousness. MOOCs hit some…
Mobilization Will Be Driving Force in Emergency Management in 2014, Says IBA’s In Case of Crisis
Mobilization Will Be Driving Force in Emergency Management in 2014, Says IBA’s In Case of Crisis Leading Emergency Response Mobile ... Read more
LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas Selects Schoology Learning Management System
NEW YORK and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – December 12, 2013—LASPAU: Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas, Inc. (laspau.harvard.edu),—a non-profit organization ... Read more
Inceptia To Provide Default Prevention Services To Tri-County Technical College
Lincoln, Neb. (Dec. 18, 2013) – Inceptia, a division of NSLP, announced today that Tri-County Technical College, a public, two-year ... Read more
The pros and cons of Big Data democratization
We live in very complex times. As much as we talk about integrated insights, it only seems to be getting worse, Search Engine Watch reports. If I sound…
Online education spikes in the UAE
Fears of losing a constant career, income and not fulfilling life responsibilities are prompting some people to undertake postgraduate studies online, Gulf News has learned. “I did not…
In 5 years, schools, medical systems, stores will know all about you, says IBM
It’s that time of year again. IBM Research has come up with its annual 5 in 5 list of technologies that it expects to go mainstream within five…