2015 - Page 27 of 80 - eCampus News

3 legitimate reasons why faculty aren’t using OER

September 3, 2015 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Faculty across institutions aren't using Open Educational Resources (OER)—and the few who are often don’t know they're using them, says an industry report. And the main reasons why…

In this tech age, who’s your target learner?

September 3, 2015 by By Pam Buffington

What will university learners require in 10 years? Who will these learners be? How will they learn and what will they demand? Universities must innovate and evolve now…

Campus Leadership

Community colleges strive to study engagement, outcomes

September 2, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Community college network Achieving the Dream will explore which student engagement behaviors and pedagogical strategies may be leveraged for greater student persistence and completion. The network will collaborate…

IT Leadership

Why hasn’t higher education been more disrupted?

September 2, 2015 by By Troy Williams

Virtually every industry has been fundamentally changed by the rise of the Internet. However, even though we are now in a second wave of disruption with the shift…

IT Leadership

Want to protect research data? Go multi-tiered

September 2, 2015September 1, 2015 by By Andrew Barbour

How many researchers have mislaid a USB hard drive and had that sinking feeling that months—or years—of work had simply evaporated? Yet, despite the risks, USB drives remain…

IT Leadership

New Google –like search technology is curbing course dropouts

September 3, 2015September 1, 2015 by By Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

In the wake of the multimedia resources boom in campus courses across the world, sifting through hour-long recorded presentations or hundreds of pages of online text to find…

Campus Leadership

Investors back mobile learning platform for $1.8M

September 1, 2015 by Laura Ascione

ApprenNet has announced the closing of $1.8 million in its first round of financing. The initial funding was led by Nick Hammerschlag’s Martellus Holdings, with participation from of…

IT Leadership

Students flock to cheaper online core courses

September 1, 2015 by By Rick Armon, Akron Beacon Journal

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College affordability gets the 2016 campaign spotlight

August 31, 2015 by Laura Ascione

With college tuition rising, student loan debt increasing, and more students than ever applying for financial aid, 2016 presidential candidates both Democratic and Republican are taking college affordability…

Campus Leadership

3 tips for alternative credentialing

August 31, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Institutions of higher education can take steps to strengthen their alternative credentialing options and attract adult learners to their programs, a new study found. Eduventures, Inc., a research…

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