What does ed-tech look like in the college classroom?
Online learning isn’t about juicing enrollment–it’s about transforming student outcomes
When centered on student outcomes, online learning holds immense potential to fundamentally transform how institutions approach education
Here’s how to reach every student brain
By now, most educators know that classroom practices such as differentiating instruction, critical thinking, and making the environment less stressful for students are critical to a 21st-century education.…
Why is competency-based education so hard to study?
A few research pitfalls seem to be creeping into the still nascent world of K-12 competency-based education: first, the challenge of moving from discussing high-level theory to describing…
Top universities’ new platform helps with retention, post-grad careers
It’s called an LRM (Learning Resource Management) platform, and, as its founder told me, LRM does for learning what CRM did for sales: It boosts collaborative relationships, yields…
College presidents predict 4 new institutional models for higher-ed
A new think-tank-esque collection of leading college and university presidents last year came together to discuss the trends and disruptions shaping higher education thanks to new technologies and…
Why this type of university ranking may be more appealing
What is the most important factor when selecting a university? In this depressed economic climate, tuition cost influences many. How about degree completion rates and accumulated student debt?…
Why prioritizing communications at your college is critical
STEM skills and degrees are getting a lot of press lately, and especially the newcomer ‘entrepreneurship,’ but according to interesting national data from both the government and job…
The latest innovations in university-businesses partnerships
Partnerships between universities and corporations are nothing new: IBM has been teaming up with universities since the the early days of computer science education in the 1940’s.
INFOGRAPHIC: Should universities be run like startups?
There’s growing momentum around the question as to whether or not colleges and universities should run like startups; in other words, should higher-ed institutions cater more to the…
5 skills now needed for incoming freshmen
