IT Leadership

What role can MOOCs play in the development agenda? 5 key questions

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With the Millennium Development Goals nearing their deadline, the development sector has been rife with speculation about what the post-2015 development agenda will look like and what role,…
IT Leadership

How online communities can create a ‘connected campus’

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In an increasingly competitive market, forward-thinking colleges and universities are integrating social concepts and practices to redefine the admissions process, engage alumni more deeply, and transform the learning…
IT Leadership

Why is competency-based education so hard to study?

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A few research pitfalls seem to be creeping into the still nascent world of K-12 competency-based education: first, the challenge of moving from discussing high-level theory to describing…
Opinion

Why higher ed is still a smart investment

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Rising college costs and a challenging economy are continuing to intensify the debate over whether a college degree is still worth the investment. Here's a key, often-overlooked reason…
IT Leadership

The latest innovations in university-businesses partnerships

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Partnerships between universities and corporations are nothing new: IBM has been teaming up with universities since the the early days of computer science education in the 1940’s.