After ethics review, Senate postpones vote for Betsy DeVos
According to the Washington Post: “The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions has postponed the vote on Trump’s ... Read more
Month: January 2017
New Partnership enables colleges and universities to create and award digital badges
Digital credential pioneer Credly, in partnership with Canvas, the learning management system (LMS) by Instructure, announced the launch of a new application that enables education providers to award…
3 questions today’s campus leaders should ask
A single piece of data can reveal a lot. For example, whether colleges and universities are meeting their enrollment goals or comparing the number of merit based scholarships…
Chicago community college taps big data to measure ROI
Harper College, one of the nation’s largest community colleges, announced today a partnership with Civitas Learning designed to identify the ... Read more
Cengage launches MindTap ACE, an OER-based solution for higher ed
Cengage, an education and technology company, launched MindTap ACE, a digital solution that blends curated Open Educational Resources (OER) with ... Read more
DeVos confirmation hearing elicits intense reactions
Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, emerged from her confirmation hearings with Republicans praising her commitment to school choice and with Democrats voicing concerns over…
EDUCAUSE: The top 10 IT issues, trends and technologies of 2017
Today EDUCAUSE, higher education’s largest technology association, released its annual list of Top 10 IT Issues for 2017 highlighting student success as a priority for institutions. EDUCAUSE will…
4 characteristics of a good ed tech investment
Forget MOOCS, say technology investors. What higher education institutions should invest in are personalized learning platforms that provide simple data on outcomes.
How personalization will drive higher edtech in 2017
The consumer experience has changed drastically in just the last 10 years. Long gone are the days when customer service interactions happened face-to-face, as consumers increasingly prefer the…
Higher ed business leaders say this is critical for 2017
Here’s a striking statistic: while most Chief Business Officers (CBOs) believe higher education is in the midst of a financial crisis, these CBOs are less likely to outsource…