Down with OTT? 3 ways this technology is a new must for education
There’s a new catch phrase in town, and it has massive implications for blended and online learning, especially as OER use begins to ramp up in schools and…
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- 25 education trends for 2018 - January 1, 2018
- IT #1: 6 essential technologies on the higher ed horizon - December 27, 2017
- #3: 3 big ways today’s college students are different from just a decade ago - December 27, 2017
Blockchain-based credentials may catapult credentialing movement
Leaders from Learning Machine, MIT Media Lab, and Carnegie Mellon University engaged in a groundbreaking conversation with a packed house of EdTech vendors and education leaders at the…
4 ways technology is effectively bridging higher ed to the workforce
In the midst of the seemingly never-ending debate as to whether or not traditional higher education institutions can help graduates find meaningful employment, four overarching technology-based pathways and…
10 must-know takeaways from EDUCAUSE 2016
If you’re at all interested in higher education innovation and technology, the annual EDUCAUSE conference is a must-attend. And EDUCAUSE ... Read more
EDUCAUSE: The top 10 IT issues in 2017
It’s that time again when almost every attendee part of the annual EDUCAUSE conference crams next to each other in a convention ballroom to hear about what their…
Stunning report: Great Recession still lording over campus IT
Eight years after the beginning of the Great Recession, almost two-thirds (63 percent) of the CIOs and senior IT officers who participated in Campus Computing’s 2016 survey report…
Dropbox and Blackboard partner to empower campus-wide cloud collaboration
Dropbox and Blackboard Inc. today announced a strategic partnership designed to make it easier for students and instructors to upload, share and collaborate on documents -- increasing the…
UT Austin first to offer Bachelor of Science in Computational Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin is introducing a new Bachelor of Science degree in computational engineering — a new field that focuses on modeling and simulation to…
Presidential Election: Who is the best president for higher education?
It's been quite a dramatic election season, with the two main presidential candidates debating on a number of topics; however, due to the theatrical nature of this election,…
5 ways virtual reality is being used in education right now
Considering Sony Playstation’s VR headset sold out in pre-order last week, most of us are aware that virtual reality (VR) technology is hot right now. But outside of…