Blue was Selected as the Standard Assessment Tool for Learning in a Global Education Program
eXplorance’s Blue software will assist the Global High Schools network in assessing the impact of a global education program on ... Read more
Month: February 2014
SocialEDU expands online courses for Rwandan students
Facebook and edX are collaborating to give free access to online education to students in Rwanda through the SocialEDU initiative, Facebook announced Monday. SocialEDU will incorporate aspects of…
A call to clarify the intention of MOOCs
On Monday, Cornell launched its first Massive Open Online Course — ASTRO2290x: Relativity and Astrophysics — for several hundred viewers, The Cornell Daily Sun reports. Cornell initially announced…
The next problem for MOOCs starts with a rap genius intern
If you’re accepted to Harvard Business School, you can look forward to learning alongside the eggheads and overachievers deemed worthy by the school’s admissions office, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.…
Big data is just a stepping stone
Recent articles about Pandora’s and Netflix’s use of big data illustrate why government IT managers should not just focus on data management, data collection and even big data…
University leaves student data exposed for 11 months
Sensitive personal information of 146,000 students and recent graduates at Indiana University -- including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers – may have been exposed after the data…
Education Technology Veterans Join Helix Education
Helix Education (previously Datamark), a world class provider of student lifecycle technologies and services, has expanded its executive committee to ... Read more
How digital publishing is changing higher education
Walk around any college campus today and, more than likely, you’ll see students heads down in their studies. What’s different about today’s campuses vs. those just a few…
Big data, big business, Big Brother?
Let me start on a humorous note that surfaced on Facebook recently: "Big Data is like teenage sex: everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do…
MOOCs go to high school
The University of Houston (UH) System will offer two massive open online courses (MOOCs) designed to help high school students prepare for the College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP)…