$7M to validate informal learning at ASU+GSV
Degreed, an education company focused on helping users track, measure and validate everything they learn, announced a $7 million Series A investment at Monday’s ASU+GSV Summit.
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Performance-based funding could disrupt community colleges
Performance-based funding (PBF) has become progressively utilized in order to reward higher education institutions for their success in enhancing student advancement and completion, but may have some drawbacks.
Report: Faculty weigh in on digital courseware
A recently released report from Tyton Partners has provided the ed-tech community with some of the first and only research into postsecondary faculty perspectives on the state of…
New pathway in higher-ed sifts out serious professionals
You could almost call the program a trial for those who say they want to be serious professionals: know which skills you need to improve; improve those skills;…
Website aims to replace community colleges
Could an online education resource eliminate the need for community colleges? Such an undertaking might seem drastic, but it’s exactly what the newly re-launched Study.com aims to accomplish.
5 steps to help CBE topple the credit hour
Colleges and universities weary of the barriers currently associated with the credit hour may find an alternative CBE solution within a new framework. The adoption of competency-based programs…
How Stanford is incorporating touch for online learning
Perhaps the largest criticisms or drawbacks that are often leveled at online learning are the simple facts that it can be difficult for students to shake hands, talk,…
University breaks student engagement record–here’s how
According to a recent National Survey of Student Engagement, students earning an online degree reported feeling as connected and engaged as those studying at traditional universities – if…
Video applications skyrocket university admissions
Does your institution think video admissions are just a flash in the pan gimmick? Well, it might be time to reconsider that stance. One of the first colleges…
10 topics every college website should cover in 2015
The Kyle David Group has released a new whitepaper that breaks down the most essential elements that every college website should have. Without a doubt, it is vital…