Breaking through innovation myths
Every Friday, I’ll bring you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this…
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.
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RIT to develop cybersecurity courses using warfare strategies
A gift from Intel will allow Rochester Institute of Technology faculty to transform computing security education by developing new cybersecurity curriculum on strategic thinking and tactics. The $25,000…
MIT launches new Master of Analytics degree
MIT Sloan School of Management has announced the launch of a new specialized Master of Business Analytics (M.B.An.) program designed to prepare students for careers in business analytics.…
Consortium helps community colleges tackle CBE programs
College for America at Southern New Hampshire University is partnering with USA Funds to create a competency-based education (CBE) consortium for community colleges. The consortium will provide an…
Online career training expands to new academic partners
Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education and corporate training, announced seven new partnerships with educational institutions across the country, including: Cass Career Center, Northland Career Center,…
University of Phoenix launches Center for Learning Analytics Research
Recognizing the importance of how academic technologies and data inform student success, University of Phoenix School of Advanced Studies announced the opening of the Center for Learning Analytics…
UW engineers achieve wi-fi at 10,000 times lower power
The upside of wi-fi is that it’s everywhere – invisibly connecting laptops to printers, allowing smartphones to make calls or stream movies without cell service, and letting online…
Qwickly Attendance integrates with Blackboard Learn
A new attendance platform for Blackboard Learn, Qwickly Attendance, helps instructors track and grade student attendance while allowing for a variety of student check-in and card-swipe options. “Without…