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Higher education is balancing innovation with equity, student support, and pedagogical integrity as institutions reshape themselves for a new era of learning
New knowledge discovery service launched specifically for higher education
Yewno, a new approach to knowledge discovery aimed at enhancing human understanding via an inference hub, today announced the launch of its first vertical offering, Yewno for Education.
MITx Grant Program selects innovative digital learning projects
The MIT Office of Digital Learning (ODL) recently announced the recipients of its Spring 2016 MITx Grant Program. The program funds the development and operation of online modules…
When using data, remember monkey sex
When you talk about big data these days, as well as its potential to help predict future trends and, therefore, courses of action, stories about turkey breasts, hand…
Op-Ed: Why innovation-desperate higher ed needs to break its shackles
Outsourcing and technology adoption are booming in higher education, as student demographics change and learning models evolve. There’s an inherent challenge: as the complexity of delivering personalized, student-centered…
3 higher ed metrics that can truly benefit today’s students
The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) has produced a comprehensive new report that details the importance of a proposed new higher ed metrics framework that aims to…
Is free college really going to work?
The current hot solution to college affordability: make it free. My colleagues at the Christensen Institute have written fairly extensively on our views on “free college” proposals. Our…
4 European higher education trends that could benefit the U.S.
According to a new report from the American Council on Education (ACE), there are unique new opportunities as well as challenges for increased innovative higher education collaboration between…
Should Startup Fever have a place on campus?
The startup ambitions of MBA students and college undergrads have spawned discussion about whether aspiring young entrepreneurs should launch new business ventures while still in school. Students, graduates,…
5 ways adaptive learning is evolving
