5 ways governing boards can help boost completion rates
Answering the question behind the question
A routine student question can become an opportunity for better communication, stronger course design, and deeper learning
A new type of student assessment emerges
A new student assessment focused on developing core skills rather than passing or failing aims to transform the idea of student readiness Created by Excelsior College, the Diagnostic…
Can faculty get back pedagogical power in adaptive learning?
A free learning-design tool tries to make it possible for faculty to incorporate their own course materials in an adaptive learning environment; but are faculty really on-board?
The 4 short clips that wowed during education’s hottest innovation conference
“These are not infomercials,” is perhaps the best way to describe the reinvented interview lineup recently part of ASU GSV 2016’s Innovation Conference Summit held in San Diego…
8 ways wearables are influencing higher ed’s data use
As real-time data tracking and analysis becomes more ubiquitous for personal use, how can the higher education community use the Fitbit analogy to improve teaching and learning, to…
Could a liberal arts approach to online learning be more successful?
Bellevue University is using small online learning classes and close oversight by faculty to improve graduation rates and reduce debt defaults.
Why the future is all about visual Mathematics, says Stanford
Taking a more visual approach to math instruction at the K-12 and higher-ed levels could dramatically change brain development as it relates to future math success, according to…
8 strategies for successful tech initiatives
For university IT leaders, unveiling a major tech initiative can be a bit like handing out Halloween candy: The customers run the gamut from quiet pixies to absolute…
What do test-optional admissions really look like?
Institutions at varying levels of test-optional admissions implementation report resounding success across multiple factors.
An honest look into what it takes to “manage change”
