3 ways technology can bridge the STEM-Humanities divide
If my English Liberal Arts degree was mocked 10 years ago, you can imagine what students majoring in French Literature must be going through today. In fact, according…
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Penn State professor developing artificial intelligence (AI) classroom
Ann Clements, associate professor and the Graduate Program Chair for Music Education in Penn State’s School of Music, is exploring how a virtual reality classroom featuring artificial intelligence…
Op-Ed: Is education really innovating?
I think I very audibly sighed into my overpriced latte when a recent keynote speaker at Campus Technology’s Boston-based conference waxed poetic about how MOOCs and online learning…
5 things you may not know about being a CIO in 2016
“It used to be being a CIO meant making sure your IT staff down in the basement had enough Twinkies and Mountain Dew. But boy has that changed,”…
Helix Education earns exclusive Google “Premier Partner” status
As a newly-deemed Google Premier Partner, Helix says it now holds a distinct advantage in higher education enrollment marketing. With roughly 30 years of experience driving enrollment growth,…
Could tech prevent rampant international admissions cheating?
A program used by Chinese students, owned by test giant ACT, and recognized by admissions offices at many U.S. institutions, has been found by Reuters to encourage cheating…
5 ways higher ed’s social media use has changed from 2015 to 2016
If 2015 was the year colleges and universities began using social media like any other media-savvy millennial, 2016 is the year of refinement and targeted purpose. From a…
Is this state tool the future of college choice for students?
Janeth Mancha, a high school senior at MESA High School in Colorado, said she originally wanted to major in theater. But thanks to her state’s new online college…
Department of Education proposes new rules for schools providing online courses
The Department of Education proposed new rules today for schools providing distance education, such as online courses, in order to get the state authorization needed to qualify for…
Startup connects universities and employers to boost graduate employment
Fidelis Education, an online learning platform used by over 100,000 students at 50 colleges and universities, today launched a new feature that allows colleges and universities to “friend”…