Millions from DoD go to this university’s STEM program
Using AI and predictive analytics to safeguard student success
Predictive analytics gives institutions the power to design support systems that anticipate need, reduce dropouts, and ensure no student falls through the cracks
7 principles to guide international quality in higher ed
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)’s International Quality Group has released a set of International Quality Principles in order to help strengthen growing international activity within higher…
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…
Study: Smartphones could cripple learning for these students
A yearlong study from researchers at Rice University and the U.S. Air Force has revealed that first-time smartphone users felt the devices actually hindered their ability to learn.…
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…
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…
New global initiative launched to improve academic collaboration
AXELOS, a Portfolio and Project Management company, has launched a new global initiative to improve collaboration between academia, students and commercial organizations, enhancing knowledge and development of best…
7 new gadgets that may shape the future of ed-tech
