University uses virtual reality for recruitment
The University of Hartford’s Barney School of Business (the Barney School) has launched a virtual reality campaign in an effort to attract accepted students for the class of…
Month: April 2016
A new type of student assessment emerges
A new student assessment focused on developing core skills rather than passing or failing aims to transform the idea of student readiness Created by Excelsior College, the Diagnostic…
Capella U., SAS create career pathways for women in data analytics
The shortfall of big data and analytics professionals in the US could reach 190,000 by 2018. Women represent 47.4 percent of the labor force, yet they fill only…
ASU’s Global Freshman Academy will use adaptive ALEKS software
Learning science company McGraw-Hill Education announced that its ALEKS adaptive software program will be used in Arizona State University's College Algebra & Problem Solving course in its online…
Can faculty get back pedagogical power in adaptive learning?
A free learning-design tool tries to make it possible for faculty to incorporate their own course materials in an adaptive learning environment; but are faculty really on-board?
EdCast launches world’s first “Global Educator Teach-A-Thon”
EdCast, the fast-growing social knowledge network on which users learn from influencers, peers and subject matter experts, recently announced the launch of the Global Educator Teach-A-Thon, a new…
UoP, UC Berkeley establish transfer students agreement
University of the People (UoPeople) is partnering with the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). According to the articulation agreement between the two Californian universities, UC Berkeley will…
The 4 short clips that wowed during education’s hottest innovation conference
“These are not infomercials,” is perhaps the best way to describe the reinvented interview lineup recently part of ASU GSV 2016’s Innovation Conference Summit held in San Diego…
Online learning makes its mark
Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here,…
Walden University introduces Tempo Learning
Walden University is introducing Tempo Learning, a self-paced educational experience for students who want to earn their degree on their terms. The initial program offered through Tempo Learning…