Laura Ascione, Author at eCampus News

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Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

Illinois community colleges are reforming developmental education

July 27, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Illinois community colleges across the state have implemented a variety of reforms to developmental education. Promising strategies including co-requisite developmental education, summer bridge programs, and fourth year high…

Innovative digital admissions platform helps students reach Ivy League

July 22, 2016 by Laura Ascione

U.S. colleges have seen a 108 percent increase in applicants over the past 15 years, while acceptance to highly selective colleges has dropped by 15 percent during the…

Report: Use of digital course material increases

July 22, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Ease of access and lower costs are two major drivers for the increase in digital course materials among college students, ... Read more

Are you up-to-date on the latest tech trends?

July 22, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here,…

Campus Leadership

Survey: Online professional development booming with faculty

July 21, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Higher-ed instructors most often prefer to participate in professional development (PD) opportunities that focus on training for online software and digital resources (34 percent), classroom management strategies (34…

Campus Leadership

University highlights improved faculty hiring

July 20, 2016 by Laura Ascione

SkillSurvey, Inc., provider of hiring solutions to recruit, hire and manage employees to drive business results, released a new video featuring the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)…

Rafter360 targets improved student success

July 20, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Rafter, Inc., a course materials management company, announced today that several new universities and colleges have adopted Rafter360, the company’s ... Read more

Campus Leadership

New millennial-driven field of study focuses on the science of social media

July 19, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Innovation is increasingly important in helping colleges and universities attract and retain students, and when it comes to fields of study, many students look for majors that will…

Your midsummer ed-tech check-in

July 15, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here,…

Campus Leadership

Formative writing tools integrate into College Board programs

July 14, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Turnitin has announced a multi-year extension of its work with the College Board that will connect its formative writing tools to College Board programs like SpringBoard in an…

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