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…
Access to technology, and a propensity for students to share images and text on social media in their everyday lives is blurring the lines of original thought and…
Between MOOCs, online learning and mobile technology, higher education is a booming topic across the country, with the internet often its most prolific forum. Educators and other ed-tech…
When Title IV funding for higher education began in 1965, colleges and universities never imagined a day when learners would take classes online or create their own academic…
We recently asked a group of teaching assistants, “How do you think today’s college classroom is different than when you were an undergraduate student? What is the most…
Trends like “devices,” “MOOCs,” and “Twitter,” are making the rounds in higher education, but what do these trends means for admin and students, and how are they affecting…
Higher-ed institutions using YouTube, Snapchat to announce student’s acceptance In a trend that’s quickly catching on in many colleges and ... Read more