Student-led TEDx aims to bridge curricular gap
With growing pressure for students to focus on STEM, pioneering undergraduate students from one university recently decided to focus not just on science, but on a "coalescence" of…
Month: April 2015
On classroom tech policy
On the first day of a face-to-face class, I read my syllabus aloud, which includes my policy regarding technology in ... Read more
How to apply game-based learning to course curriculum
Education-specific games are not the best way to incorporate games into curricula—a sentiment perhaps unexpected by an avid game-based learning professor. This is just one of several tips…
Admissions officers feel pressured to accept these students
As millions of college applicants begin to receive word about where they may enter as freshmen this fall, a new Kaplan Test Prep survey of admissions officers at…
Does website capability signal the future of higher-ed tech?
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) today announced its recent launch of a redesigned website, with capabilities that signal a shift in higher ed from being limited by…
Performance-based funding could disrupt community colleges
Performance-based funding (PBF) has become progressively utilized in order to reward higher education institutions for their success in enhancing student advancement and completion, but may have some drawbacks.
School launches first-in-the-nation tuition matching program
Pace Law School recently unveiled a first-in-the-nation tuition matching program designed to make legal education more accessible to students across the country.The School also announced a tuition freeze…