4 ways institutions restrict AP credit
A new report from PPI finds that 86 percent of the top 153 universities and colleges in the United States restrict the awarding of Advanced Placement (AP) credits,…
Month: October 2016
3 ways to set students up for success in an online course
Online learning gives students more options and flexibility and a growing number of them are taking advantage of online courses in order to pursue their degree in a…
Amazon Web Services to connect students with a cloud career
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) announced new capabilities for AWS Educate, a global initiative to provide students and educators with ... Read more
In the marketplace: Presidential predictions, tech start-ups, coding, and more
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…
The 3 campus bandwidth offenders—and how to manage them
With the new school year well underway, how can colleges and universities across the country ensure their Wi-Fi networks handle the ongoing campus bandwidth hurdles that will only…
Faculty: OER use could triple in the next 5 years
Open educational resources (OER) in higher education could triple in use as primary courseware in the next five years, according to a new survey of college and university…
Blackboard, Authentica target data management
Authentica Solutions, a data integration and data management leader, announced renewal and expansion of its partnership with Blackboard Inc. The partnership provides a bi-directional flow of data between…
5 college online admission forms offices should provide
Online admission forms can keep an admissions team organized and efficient, as well as reduce stress when waves of applications come pouring in all at once. And what…
5 ways virtual reality is being used in education right now
Considering Sony Playstation’s VR headset sold out in pre-order last week, most of us are aware that virtual reality (VR) technology is hot right now. But outside of…