Saving arts education…by going online?
As higher education pivots away from the liberal arts in favor of more career-focused degrees, a new online learning platform is hoping to fill the vacuum by offering…
Month: June 2015
Art and design college becomes first to host Maker Lab
3D-maker-labFlorida International University (FIU) will soon be home to a new, 3,000 square-foot MakerBot Innovation Lab, a collaborative makerspace for students and other innovators, to be housed at…
9 ways to support collaboration in higher ed
Institutions need to create layered, blended and personalized places that support a variety of interactions and digital platforms, rather than creating specialized spaces, such as computer labs. These…
Do colleges and universities really teach higher-order thinking?
In today’s fast-paced economy, employers need new hires who can fail fast, solve problems quickly, and learn continuously. At the core of these abilities are critical thinking and…
Professors: New coding platform a must for higher-ed classrooms
A new coding platform has a mission to elevate the state of coding education in higher-ed classrooms around the world; and one way it's doing this is through…
Is higher education still viable?
A new report identifies three strategies that could prove useful when it comes to helping institutions of higher education produce students who have the skills and knowledge to…
5 characteristics of next-gen cloud technology
“Innovation,” “scalability,” and “streamlining” are all great catch phrases when it comes to cloud technology in education, but what does it mean, and what is the technology behind…
Technical college adds additive manufacturing certificate program
Stratasys Ltd., a global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, has teamed up with Dunwoody College of Technology as it incorporates additive manufacturing into its curriculum.…
Can predictive analytics ID “likelihood to thrive” on campus?
vibeffect, a family-centered college-decision framework that helps students identify campuses where they’re most likely to thrive, has published a scientifically peer-reviewed paper on how predictive analytics can determine…
Millions of dollars given to reform humanities degree
The UC Irvine School of Humanities has received a $2.7 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to fund a pilot program that aims to transform graduate…