6 concerns students have about MOOCs
New qualitative research reveals students may know more about MOOCs than institutions think; have doubts on reliability. MOOCs have the ... Read more
Month: August 2015
Partnership highlights increasing use of digital credentials
DeakinDigital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Deakin University, is partnering with Credly in the delivery of its new credentialing program, which it touts as an alternative to traditional…
Calculating indirect college costs could make all the difference
The American Council on Education has released a new paper urging more research on the implications for college students of indirect costs such as room and board, books…
Where to start? These are the basic technologies to improve retention
Student attrition from institutions of higher learning is an epidemic in the United States. According to a report by the National Student Clearinghouse, only 55 percent of first-time…
New STEM coursework package for students, instructors
OriginLab, a leading publisher of data analysis and graphing software, announced it will begin offering an OriginPro Coursework Package to students and instructors at the undergraduate and graduate…
University trials can go paperless with cloud-based EDC
Clinovo is offering its cloud-based clinical research EDC (electronic data capture) system, ClinCapture, for no charge to universities, academic medical centers and other institutional research organizations. Clinovo helps…
Dixie State University adopts new safety system
Scenario Learning, developer of safety and compliance solutions for colleges, announces that Dixie State University in Utah has adopted the SafeColleges Online Training System. Dixie State University released…
Community college starts outreach program for students in need
Hillsborough Community College's College Reach-Out Program (CROP), which serves disadvantaged students in central Florida, is using Shmoop to prepare students for standardized tests and the college application process.…
Going hard to soft for a better LMS
When students at Alvernia University were unable to complete tests in the Blackboard LMS because the system kept timing out, the small Pennsylvania school knew it had a…