New college search engine focuses on career mapping
A new college search engine aims to help students sift through thousands of colleges to find the right school for them based on field of study, budget, test…
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How a dashboard can improve the quality of teachers
Faced with an alarming decline in both the number and quality of teachers in the North Carolina public school system, the University of North Carolina has developed a…
Getting tech-resistant educators to embrace change
Many millions of dollars have been wasted over the years by the well-intentioned, but ad hoc, introduction of technology into education. Eager tech savvy teachers or administrators may…
Major tech partnership to deliver “interactive” lectures
Top Hat, a digital learning platform for higher education, today announced it is teaming up with OpenStax College, Rice University’s non-profit educational materials initiative.
How a 1970s policy can boost completion rates today
Credit for Prior Learning has emerged as an effective pathway to help more learners today, with busy lifestyles, to achieve their higher education goals. Credit for Prior Learning…
Making sure graduate degrees never become obsolete
The University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications today announced a program that provides graduates of its professional Master’s programs with affordable lifetime access to graduate-level courses.
An honest look into a liberal arts iPad program
Offering a realistic glimpse of what it’s like to try and use mobile technology in undergraduate and graduate courses in higher education, one rural, liberal arts college says…
Universities create national initiative for competency-based education
Several nonprofit and higher education organizations are collaborating to create new resources and opportunities in response to growing interest in competency-based education (CBE). This work includes the largest…
3D printers get a software update
Ultimaker, a 3D printer manufacturer, has released new Cura software for all of their 3D printers. The original Cura software, the advised software for preparing 3D print files,…
OpenStax College expands higher-ed offerings for fall curricula
Odigia has partnered with OpenStax College, an initiative of Rice University, to offer a catalog of interactive courses this fall. Odigia’s educational platform aims to transform the traditional…