Blended learning revolution: Tech meets tradition in the classroom
Fourteen-year-old Gabi Directo is technically in the middle of her freshman year. But in bursts of learning, hunched over her ... Read more
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Technology is making ‘just-in-time’ education possible—and the economy is making it necessary.
College enrollment fell nationwide in 2013, for the second year in a row, as the pool of 18-year-old high school ... Read more
Creating an open source textbook
FSU Associate Professor Oskar Vafek along with some of his graduate students created what they call a wiki physics textbook, ... Read more
U.S. views of technology and the future: Science in the next 50 years
The American public anticipates that the coming half-century will be a period of profound scientific change, as inventions that were ... Read more
Online education, MOOCs to aid UNL’s push for growth
Online and distance education is growing quickly at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and administrators expect it to be a key ... Read more
Libraries go high-tech
The idea of humans being served by robots is no longer confined to the realms of Science Fiction, reports the ... Read more
Controversial MOOC nearly costs professor his job
Teaching a massive open online course is seen as a feather in the cap for many academics: an opportunity to ... Read more
When it comes to the future of higher ed and tech, don’t forget small state schools
When we talk about the future of higher education in the United States, let’s please focus our attention on where ... Read more
Minnesota: Drone technology center?
Dozens of representatives from agriculture, aviation and higher education are meeting in northwestern Minnesota to discuss ways to promote the ... Read more
Community college uses gaming to bring real-world relevance to courses
Lambton College is developing a pilot program to test out gaming in six of its courses — including first-year math, electrical ... Read more