March 2016

UMassOnline launches badge program

March 31, 2016 by Laura Ascione

UMassOnline, the University of Massachusetts' online consortium, has announced the first non-credit badge program, in Project Risk Management, offered through the College of Advancing and Professional Studies (CAPS)…

How one school beat the textbook dilemma

March 31, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

In the face of mounting textbook costs that forced many students to attend classes without critical course reading material, one college adopted a new model to ensure students…

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5 lessons learned about alternative education

March 31, 2016 by Meris Stansbury

Coding bootcamps, competency-based education (CBE) initiatives, badging, and career-and-technical (CTE) certifications have the potential to breathe new life into higher education pathways, especially for non-traditional students. But is…

Campus Leadership

U. Illinois launches “computer science in data science” degree

March 30, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Coursera and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have partnered on a professional data science master’s degree. The University of Illinois will open access to its data science…

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Purdue’s first competency-based program receives final approval

March 30, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s competency-based education program has cleared its final hurdle, becoming what university representatives say is the first baccalaureate program of its kind in the nation. The…

Campus Leadership

Universities joining this new, massive talent pipeline

August 23, 2017March 30, 2016 by Pete Carey, San Jose Mercury News

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ReadSpeaker announces text-to-speech partnership with Blackboard

March 29, 2016 by Laura Ascione

ReadSpeaker has announced a new Signature Partnership with Blackboard, which will provide both educators and learners with new tools to excel in the classroom. ReadSpeaker's text-to-speech technology allows…

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Can corporate funding help connect students to data?

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

As universities increase their research efforts, many are partnering with the private sector to give students a chance to work with large sets of real data and have…

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Penn State opens “Maker Commons”

March 28, 2016 by Laura Ascione

A new 3-D printing lab in Penn State's University Libraries is now open, giving Penn State students and faculty at all campuses the opportunity to dream up, design…

UMassOnline launches badge program

How one school beat the textbook dilemma

5 lessons learned about alternative education

U. Illinois launches “computer science in data science” degree

Purdue’s first competency-based program receives final approval

Universities joining this new, massive talent pipeline

ReadSpeaker announces text-to-speech partnership with Blackboard

Can corporate funding help connect students to data?

Penn State opens “Maker Commons”

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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