July 2015

Why it’s critical to pair content with lab for course success

July 20, 2015 by By Jeff Ylinen

While some employers are turning to on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs, those can only take employees and the industry so far. In reality, we as higher education administrators…

IT Leadership

Do libraries matter in distance education?

July 21, 2015July 20, 2015 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

With the explosion of distance education, librarianship is changing from managing books to connecting people and quality resources while at the same time delivering resources effectively and providing…

IT Leadership

University aims to advance learning with “mixed reality”

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

Canon U.S.A. Inc., a provider of digital imaging solutions, and the University of Central Florida (UCF) recently partnered in the Company’s first collegiate mixed reality competition and mentorship…

IT Leadership

Big names partner to provide better e-Textbook service

July 17, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

StraighterLine, a provider of low-cost online general education courses, has announced its digital textbook partnership with Vital Source, which offers the e-Textbook delivery platform for education, the VitalSource…

IT Leadership

Pricing online vs. on-campus courses

July 17, 2015 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

All institutions offer online courses at a lower price than on-campus courses, but the size and scope of the institution often affects how low the prices will go.

IT Leadership

College goes open source for training

July 16, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

UMBC Training Centers, a mid-Atlantic provider of technical, engineering and professional skills training, has announced a merger with /training/etc Inc., a leader in the design, development and delivery…

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Millions from DoD go to this university’s STEM program

July 16, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently awarded the STEMPREP Project at Southern Methodist University a $3.78 million grant to support its goal of increasing the number of…

Campus Leadership

7 principles to guide international quality in higher ed

July 16, 2015 by By Ron Bethke, eCampus News Assistant Editor, @eCN_RonB

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)’s International Quality Group has released a set of International Quality Principles in order to help strengthen growing international activity within higher…

IT Leadership

New college search engine focuses on career mapping

July 15, 2015 by Meris Stansbury

A new college search engine aims to help students sift through thousands of colleges to find the right school for them based on field of study, budget, test…

IT Leadership

How a dashboard can improve the quality of teachers

July 15, 2015July 14, 2015 by By Andrew Barbour

Faced with an alarming decline in both the number and quality of teachers in the North Carolina public school system, the University of North Carolina has developed a…

Why it’s critical to pair content with lab for course success

Do libraries matter in distance education?

University aims to advance learning with “mixed reality”

Big names partner to provide better e-Textbook service

Pricing online vs. on-campus courses

College goes open source for training

Millions from DoD go to this university’s STEM program

7 principles to guide international quality in higher ed

New college search engine focuses on career mapping

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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