Video applications skyrocket university admissions
Does your institution think video admissions are just a flash in the pan gimmick? Well, it might be time to reconsider that stance. One of the first colleges…
Month: January 2015
Why “aggressive enrollment” may be the future
When it comes to communicating with prospective students, onprofit higher education institutions outperform nonprofits on key inquiry response benchmarks, according to "Comparing Inquiry Response Strategies at Nonprofit and…
2015 e-learning resolutions
At the start of every year nearly half of Americans resolve to change. Pay off student loans. Quit smoking. Learn HTML code. Lose ten pounds. The devil, however,…
Initiative seeks ways to prep students for postsecondary success
A new multi-year project, the College and Career Readiness Evaluation Consortium (CCREC), will identify ways to empower low-income students to become prepared for post-high school success. The project…
Drone technology: The new STEM teaching tool
Educators on campuses across the country are using drone technology to teach STEM disciplines, due in large part to what they say is the technology’s ability to offer…
New network aims to give science education a makeover
A network of science educators has formed to address the future of science education and identify innovative ways to encourage students to pursue science courses. The Inspark Science…
Will big data jobs go unfilled?
Students at both the K-12 and university levels should learn how to handle and interpret big data, but to do this, educators at both levels must be comfortable…
Why scaling CBE at your institution is critical
We are entering new territory that is already transforming higher education in ways we have not seen since 1893 when the college credit hour was introduced. That territory…
C-BEN members invited to participate in innovative experimental sites
Eleven members of the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN) have been invited by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in a new round of experimental sites. The experimental…
