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.

ASU System to deploy CampusNexus Suite

October 21, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Three institutions in the Arkansas State University System (ASU System) have chosen CampusNexus – including CampusNexus Student; CampusNexus CRM and CampusNexus Finance, HR & Payroll, as well as…

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Up next for textbooks? The bionic book

October 21, 2015 by Laura Ascione

A new technology developed at Penn State works with faculty to automatically build complete textbooks from open resources on the web. The texts are organized according to topics…

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Critics question federal aid for MOOCs, boot camps

October 20, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A new program from the U.S. Department of Education would open up access to federal aid for partnerships between colleges and universities and nontraditional education providers such as…

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Tool helps students prioritize research

October 20, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Questia, an online research and paper-writing tool for students, has announced the launch of an all-new Research Tool. Through this new feature, students can now use Questia’s citation…

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Acrobatiq’s adaptive take on learning

October 19, 2015 by By Alex Nixon, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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NCTQ ranks ‘best value’ teacher colleges

October 19, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its ‘Best Value’ ratings of colleges of education across the U.S. The ratings include a measure of quality that also…

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Study asks: Can math teachers teach coding?

October 16, 2015 by Laura Ascione

How do students and teachers learn math and computer science, and how can we ease the coming shortage of computer science teachers? Worcester Polytechnic Institute will partner with…

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MSU initiative targets research advancement

October 16, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Michigan State University will accelerate key research areas through the recruitment of 100 new faculty members as part of the newly launched Global Impact Initiative. The Global Impact…

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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…

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