Month: November 2015

Campus Leadership

Science develops an algorithm for college selection—but does it work?

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algorithm-college-choice
A new algorithm is using data and predictive analytics to determine, with noteworthy accuracy (90 percent), which institution is the best match for students. What makes it Jetson’s…
Campus Leadership

6 ways to support student success

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student-success
A set of new design principles is intended to increase student success by helping more students complete college. It also aims to close achievement gaps for historically underserved…
Campus Leadership

Are online adjunct faculty doing any better than those on campus?

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According to a new report, online adjunct faculty are experiencing many of the same challenges as on-campus adjuncts, mainly because the same policies governing on-campus adjuncts are used…
Campus Leadership

Nov. 13 news: Your .edu site is changing, and the struggle for online courses

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news roundup
Each Friday, I’ll be bringing you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of…
Campus Leadership

Internet of Things devices will exceed 6 billion

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internet-of-things
Estimates indicate that 6.4 billion "connected things" will be used across the globe in 2016--a 30 percent increase from 2015, according to IT research firm Gartner, Inc. In…
Campus Leadership

5 major trends in higher education’s use of social media

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facebook-mooc-retention
If you want to know how other college and universities are using social media today, know this: they’re using it like any other social media-savvy millennial. From a…
IT Leadership

Partnership enhances cybersecurity education

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cybersecurity-partnership
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott and BeyondTrust, a Phoenix, Ariz.-based cybersecurity company that works to proactively eliminating data breaches from insider privilege abuse and external hacking attacks, have joined forces…

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