New Year’s Resolutions
At the start of each year, I, like many others, take time to consider my next step. That includes looking ... Read more
Month: January 2016
New dashboard offers a glimpse of next-gen learning management
An expanded partnership between Echo360 and Instructure will integrate Canvas learning analytics with Echo360’s active learning platform, giving colleges and universities a more complete picture of student engagement…
Stanford expands community college success program
Community colleges across the nation are invited to participate in the College Perspectives Program, an initiative designed to help students cultivate learning mindsets that will support and increase…
Faculty: A 5-part framework for open courses
Open courseware experts have published and revised the 5R Open Course Design Framework, a set of guidelines and best practices for developing courses using open educational resources (OER).
The changing nature of college admissions
Every 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…
Can students’ online posts guide instructor intervention?
A method of analyzing what students post in academic forums, and using those posts to help instructors identify where students are struggling most with reading materials, could help…
4 paths to gain buy-in for analytics projects
Have you ever had a great idea for an analytics project only to see it end up in approval purgatory? Or maybe you've had some initial successes with…
Scholarship supports students with ADHD
Shire has launched its 2016 Michael Yasick ADHD Scholarship. The scholarship program is for legal residents of the United States who are under the care of a licensed…
ERP data integration helping to support continuing ed programs
Augusoft, Inc., creator of the continuing education SaaS enrollment management solution Lumens, announced with N2N Integration successful data integration between Augusoft’s continuing education enrollment management system, Lumens and…