May 2015

Google embeds engineers as professors

May 7, 2015 by By Martha Mendoza, AP National Writer

Howard University freshman Alanna Walton knew something was different about the professor teaching her introduction to computer science course. First, there was her name: Professor Sabrina. She was…

IT Leadership

Universities find a collaborative way to measure and obtain success

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

By using student data from partner colleges and universities across the country, it can identify more than 75 percent of an institution’s at-risk students, with the ability to…

IT Leadership

3 ways tech can support future digital learning

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

Institutions of higher education should identify and implement technologies that support student learning, should welcome blended learning environments, and should ensure degree programs adapt to students' digital needs,…

IT Leadership

Harvard partners with liberal arts colleges for business programs

May 6, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

Harvard Business School's online digital education initiative has announced that it has entered into agreements to work with several U.S. liberal arts colleges to provide additional benefits for…

IT Leadership

Northwestern students apply big data to presidential speeches

May 6, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Teradata Corporation, a big data analytics and marketing applications company, announced winners from the second annual Teradata Aster and Northwestern University Hackathon event held April 29. A hackathon…

IT Leadership

Could this be a new direction for assessment?

May 6, 2015 by By Geoff Irvine

Among high impact educational practices there are few more controversial than assessment. The leading reason cited by reviewing agencies for not handing out the revered 10-Year Reaffirmation accreditation…

Campus Leadership

A note for the Blackboard Help-with-a-capital-“H” Desk

May 5, 2015 by By Brian Goedde

I wish I could be a computer genius. I also wish I could be a chess champion and an Olympic ... Read more

IT Leadership

3 ways to stay ahead of technology accessibility compliance

May 5, 2015 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

It’s a media headache that happens once a year to a college or university that hasn’t taken the right steps, say experts. The good news is it’s preventable.…

IT Leadership

University launches iPad-powered bachelor’s program

May 5, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Lynn University is launching an iPad-powered online bachelor's degree program, which will be called iLynn. "Technology has enabled us to reimagine college," said Lynn President Kevin M. Ross.…