One of the most prominent topics educators debate in ed-tech is the effectiveness of massive open online courses, better known as MOOCs. While many say students benefit from…
Big data has arrived. In almost every industry, businesses are generating and capturing exponentially more information than they were just a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, the higher…
Internships provide fantastic on-the-job training and often lead to job offers after graduation. Many students find themselves stuck when it comes to finding and securing an internship. This…
In a world where school shootings have become a common – appearing in headlines almost every other week – university officials are increasingly dependent on students, in addition…
In an ideal world, we would all have custom, personalized support standing at the ready to provide just-in-time response to our need for guidance and support. Wouldn’t it…
When the state of North Carolina dramatically reduced textbook funding, yet decided it would implement the Common Core State Standards, our School of Education at Gardner-Webb University decided…
In what seems like a no-brainer, the relationship between college majors and salary potential is becoming ever stronger in the wake of staggering student debt. Thanks to recent…
Student persistence. Student retention. These terms are used daily in higher education, often interchangeably. Are they really the same thing? According to Hagedorn (2005), the National Center for…