Op-ed: What comes first: The mission or the technology?
“Yes, but tell me: How does this proposed project tie into our mission?” Sound familiar? If not, it should. With the current pace of technology, if your technology…
Month: January 2015
Online courses: Are we learning yet?
The problems with online courses are not limited to MOOCs. The benefits of online learning are undeniable. Barriers inherent in ... Read more
Panopto enables live streaming to iOS devices
Video platform provider Panopto has released a major update to its video capture and management software that includes live webcasting to iOS devices. The update also introduces a…
Is this the online learning model of the future?
In 2013, over 7.1 million college students enrolled in an online course, contributing to the steady 260 percent increase in online enrollment over the last decade. As current…
College student team wins $100K to develop service app
A team of student entrepreneurs from the University of Texas at Austin will receive $100,000 in total in seed funding to help launch a business based on their…
Unpacking the claims about MOOCs
Who actually gets access to MOOCs? And what are they getting access to? Claims about increasing access to higher education ... Read more
Full-time college enrollment may not work for all
Findings from an effort to benchmark the persistence patterns of non-first-time (NFT) college students indicate that NFT students are less likely to drop out and more likely to…
6 steps to make your college workforce-ready
In the wake of President Obama’s SOTU address, national organizations and foundations are starting to bolster support for what they say are critical higher education-business pipelines, with the…
School of the Art Institute of Chicago discovers the power and versatility of affordable full-color, paper-based 3D printing
Art Institute of Chicago wanted to overcome color and affordability constraints in its 3D printing lab. See how Mcor’s low costs and photorealistic color capability expanded 3D printing…