Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, @eSN_Laura, 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.

How the trust gap works against minority students’ higher-ed aspirations

February 23, 2017 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A "trust gap" that begins in middle school may render students less likely to attend college, even if they succeed academically, according to new research from The University…

Students develop game-changing software for football teams

February 22, 2017 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology's near-constant…

Campus Leadership

7 musts for digital and OER course materials

February 9, 2017 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

With the emergence of digital learning materials and open educational resources (OER), instructors have a wealth of instructional course materials at their fingertips. But just because something is…

Community colleges aren’t just cheaper–for many, they’re career starters

February 2, 2017 by Charity Lindsey, Daily Press

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Campus Leadership

The top 50 online community colleges

January 30, 2017 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Educators and policymakers emphasize higher education's role in helping students succeed in the workforce--and community colleges play an important role in helping students access those educational opportunities. Equity…

Your monthly marketplace update

January 25, 2017January 25, 2017 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology's near-constant…

Campus Leadership

DeVos confirmation hearing elicits intense reactions

January 18, 2017 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, emerged from her confirmation hearings with Republicans praising her commitment to school choice and with Democrats voicing concerns over…

Campus Leadership

Are wearable devices destined to flop in education?

January 16, 2017 by Laura Ascione Devaney, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Although wearable devices and the data they generate have dominated talks about the future of education, research suggests these devices will have to become more useful in order…

Campus Leadership

Librarians: Information literacy is a must-have skill

January 16, 2017 by Laura Ascione Devaney, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Nearly half of librarians in a recent survey said their libraries do not advocate for information literacy as much as they should. The ProQuest survey of 217 librarians…

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