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.

New tool targets enrollment trends

February 10, 2015 by Laura Ascione

A new interactive tool that uncovers nationwide trends in higher education is designed to help college administrators understand the trends impacting college enrollment, such as demographics and high…

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‘Maker’ innovation spreading on campuses

February 10, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Xavier University is partnering with MakerBot to bring a MakerBot Innovation Center to the university’s campus. Xavier University joins a growing number of universities throughout the country that…

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College students taking online courses miss professors

February 6, 2015 by By Rick Armon, Akron Beacon Journal

One of the biggest complaints among college students taking online classes is that they miss personal interaction with professors. How ironic. That was an unexpected conclusion in a…

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Gale releases digitized, rare historical material

February 6, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Gale, part of Cengage Learning, announced several Gale Digital Collections for academic and special libraries around the world, including the next three installments of Associated Press Collections Online…

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Office Mix now works with Moodle open source LMS

February 4, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Microsoft Open Technologies Inc. (MS Open Tech) recently announced a partnership with Remote-Learner to integrate Office 365 and the Moodle learning management system (LMS). The LMS Moodle is…

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FY 2016 budget targets higher-ed opportunity

February 2, 2015 by Laura Ascione

More students would have access to higher education under President Obama's FY 2016 budget request, which he sent to Congress on Feb. 2, 2015. The budget includes four…

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Why “aggressive enrollment” may be the future

February 10, 2015January 30, 2015 by Laura Ascione

When it comes to communicating with prospective students, onprofit higher education institutions outperform nonprofits on key inquiry response benchmarks, according to "Comparing Inquiry Response Strategies at Nonprofit and…

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Initiative seeks ways to prep students for postsecondary success

January 29, 2015 by Laura Ascione

A new multi-year project, the College and Career Readiness Evaluation Consortium (CCREC), will identify ways to empower low-income students to become prepared for post-high school success. The project…

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Drone technology: The new STEM teaching tool

January 29, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Educators on campuses across the country are using drone technology to teach STEM disciplines, due in large part to what they say is the technology’s ability to offer…

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New tool targets enrollment trends

College students taking online courses miss professors

Gale releases digitized, rare historical material

Office Mix now works with Moodle open source LMS

FY 2016 budget targets higher-ed opportunity

Why “aggressive enrollment” may be the future

Initiative seeks ways to prep students for postsecondary success

Drone technology: The new STEM teaching tool

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