The Friday 4: Your weekly ed-tech rewind
Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting news and thought-provoking developments from the past week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here, though,…
Month: August 2016
University of Illinois launches Master of Science in Information Management
The University of Illinois School of Information Sciences is launching a new master's degree to meet the demand for information professionals in a world that relies increasingly on…
3 ways technology can bridge the STEM-Humanities divide
If my English Liberal Arts degree was mocked 10 years ago, you can imagine what students majoring in French Literature must be going through today. In fact, according…
New venture tackles mobile engagement
A new cloud-based technology company is aiming to improve student success through personalized mobile engagement. ClearScholar is led by former Harrison College president and chief executive Jason Konesco…
Why colleges and universities are easy targets for hackers–and what to do about it
The complexity of College campus computer networks combined with the number of users and the need for unrestrained access, opens the door for hackers to try their skills.…
Marketplace trend update: 5 new ed-tech developments
Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can…
Penn State professor developing artificial intelligence (AI) classroom
Ann Clements, associate professor and the Graduate Program Chair for Music Education in Penn State’s School of Music, is exploring how a virtual reality classroom featuring artificial intelligence…
Hampshire College aims to go 100 percent solar
Hampshire College has begun installing 15,000 solar panels on approximately 19 acres of its 840-acre campus, toward producing 100 percent ... Read more
Partnership harnesses the power of defense supercomputing for scientific discovery
The University of Maryland (UMD) and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL), the central laboratory that provides world-class research for ... Read more