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.

Radford launches online design thinking program

October 15, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Radford University launched its newest certificate program, the Design Thinking Certificate, in fall 2015. Design Thinking is an innovative collaborative process for solving complex problems. Designers have been…

Is there a link between dropout rates and how students thrive?

October 15, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Although 75 percent of students are consistently accepted into their first-choice university, only one-in-two college freshman ultimately graduate, according to vibeffect’s College Optimizer Index and research conducted when…

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Social scientists launch ‘Mindset Scholars Network’ at Stanford

October 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Interest in how students’ beliefs about learning and school shape their academic performance is growing rapidly. Research shows that when we help students understand they can grow their…

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College to develop open-source assessment tool

October 14, 2015October 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Excelsior College has received a $1.9 million grant that will be used to develop the Diagnostic Assessment and Achievement of College Skills (DAACS), an open-source assessment tool, which…

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New grant program would lower print costs…by promoting online

October 13, 2015 by By Becky Yerak, Chicago Tribune

This article is no longer available.

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Rice invests $150M in strategic research initiatives

October 12, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Rice University is preparing to invest over $150 million in strategic initiatives aimed at increasing its research competitiveness, establishing a world-renowned program in data sciences and bolstering its…

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Prof: This tech is a canary in the student outcomes coalmine

October 12, 2015 by By Julie Ferrell, Ames Tribune

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Filmmakers, Wells Fargo launch college search initiative

October 12, 2015 by Laura Ascione

A new education initiative,Go College! Now, is dedicated to improving college access and completion for all students, particularly first generation and low-income students. The initiative is a new…

IT Leadership

Efforts grow to increase data scientists

October 9, 2015 by Laura Ascione

A new partnership is focusing on the next generation of data scientists in an effort to attract more students to the growing profession. Dataiku, the software developer behind…

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Online courses + time on campus = a new path to an MIT master’s

October 9, 2015 by By Steve Bradt, <a href='http://news.mit.edu/2015/online-supply-chain-management-masters-mitx-micromasters-1007' target='_blank'>MIT News Office</a>

MIT announced on Oct. 7 a pilot program allowing learners worldwide to take a semester’s worth of courses in its one-year Supply Chain Management (SCM) master’s program completely…

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Radford launches online design thinking program

Is there a link between dropout rates and how students thrive?

Social scientists launch ‘Mindset Scholars Network’ at Stanford

College to develop open-source assessment tool

New grant program would lower print costs…by promoting online

Rice invests $150M in strategic research initiatives

Prof: This tech is a canary in the student outcomes coalmine

Filmmakers, Wells Fargo launch college search initiative

Efforts grow to increase data scientists

Online courses + time on campus = a new path to an MIT master’s

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