April 2015

State’s universities getting fast and furious internet for collaboration

April 8, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

To better foster research collaboration between universities, Arizona says internet speed needs to get fast & furious. The Sun Corridor Network, Arizona’s high-speed research and education (R&E) network,…

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Laying the foundation for campus accessibility

April 7, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas is working to ensure its education programs and content are universally accessible to students and faculty, most recently through the implementation…

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University details key features of a proactive data security solution

April 7, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Loyola University Maryland will team with Varonis Systems, Inc., in a proactive move to protect data security and avoid a major data breach. In the months following news…

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4 ways online courses can improve sustainability

April 7, 2015 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

According to a report released today by Arizona State University at the 2015 ASU+GSV Summit, providing online course options can create $545k in new socio-economic value, and saves…

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Bringing clarity to crime-reporting requirements

April 8, 2015April 7, 2015 by By Andrew Barbour

Following a spate of well-publicized crimes on university campuses, schools are coming under increased pressure to improve their reporting under the Jeanne Clery Act. Passed in 1990 following…

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A great example of why community colleges are 2015’s rock stars

April 6, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Washington state community college students seeking an associate degree will soon be able to opt for a competency-based online business transfer degree that uses open educational resources (OER)…

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Coding bootcamps find homes at accredited universities

April 6, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

Coming on the heels of President Obama's TechHire initiative to close the IT jobs gap (more than 500,000 tech jobs go unfilled in the U.S., says the White…

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$7M to validate informal learning at ASU+GSV

April 6, 2015 by By Ron Bethke, eCampus News Assistant Editor, @eCN_RonB

Degreed, an education company focused on helping users track, measure and validate everything they learn, announced a $7 million Series A investment at Monday’s ASU+GSV Summit.

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Closing the distance between print and online for adaptive learning

April 3, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Adaptive learning provider Knewton has unveiled Personalized Print Learning Solutions with HP to make adaptive learning materials seamlessly available across print and digital platforms. Not every student has…

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4 major MOOC findings–and where to go from here

April 3, 2015 by Laura Ascione

A joint MIT and Harvard University research team has identified a number of findings about MOOC participants, enrollment, and certification, the details of which are published one of…

State’s universities getting fast and furious internet for collaboration

Laying the foundation for campus accessibility

A great example of why community colleges are 2015’s rock stars

Coding bootcamps find homes at accredited universities

$7M to validate informal learning at ASU+GSV

Closing the distance between print and online for adaptive learning

4 major MOOC findings–and where to go from here

Gale Digital Scholar Lab Expands to Help Students Present and Share Digital Humanities Research

APM Steam Offers Unparalleled Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Services for Colleges and Universities

College of Charleston Launches Two New Schools

Cyber Attacks on Colleges and Universities: How Businesses Help Safeguard Higher Education from Cyber Threats

Laramie County Community College to Unveil New SmartCIM 4.0 from Intelitek

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