College admissions now using social media like never before
According to the results of a Kaplan Test Prep survey, a higher percentage of U.S. college admissions officers visit the social media pages of applicants in order to…
Month: February 2017
3 myths keeping colleges from enrollment success
Why are some colleges attracting and enrolling more students than others? Are they inherently better? Do they have more experience? Are they working twice as hard as everyone…
Colleges and Universities can now have personalized student enrollment, aid process
The integration of Cegment with the CampusLogic platform will form the only end-to-end student financial aid engagement platform designed to increase accessibility to education, reduce student borrowing, and…
Is higher ed ready for the big edtech explosion?
According to recent research, edtech spending is on the rise, with an estimated $252 billion to be spent by colleges and universities on campus edtech by 2020. IT…
6 essential technologies on the higher ed horizon
Tablets are just the beginning of Natural User Inerfaces (NUIs) in college and university settings; and any institution interested in remaining relevant in the next five years should…
10 reasons why blended learning is exploding
Blended learning, like many other buzzwords in education, is getting thrown around in ed-tech conversations as one of the hottest trends taking over course instruction and luring prospective…
What’s Stopping Education IoT?
The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices is on a steady rise. Analysts predict that from now through 2020, the number of connected “things” will grow…
Community colleges celebrate Career and Technical Education Month
The California Community Colleges will join with others this month to celebrate its workforce mission as part of the national Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month®, initiated by…
How universities are leveraging online video technology for no-boundaries learning
One of the reasons online learning is so successful is because it is powerful enough to bridge time and distance, allowing colleges and universities to share education across…
What educators can learn about effective teaching from a Harvard prof
Harvard professor David Malan has managed to pull off a neat trick: His Computer Science 50 course is the most popular course at both Harvard and Yale. By…