Colleges and universities often say they help students develop the skills needed for an enriched life and provide services that benefit the community; but a recent trend in…
A bogged down campus network could be an insurmountable competitive disadvantage for colleges and universities as they compete for prospective students. Six in 10 college students identified a…
While the average online college student is a woman in her early 30s, the massive open online course (MOOC) landscape has been dominated by men since the courses…
IT play an integral role in the university experience. However, in our rapidly changing and interconnected world, what resources and strategies do IT personnel need to stay ahead?…
“Disruptive innovation” is a catchphrase making the rounds in higher education circles, and is often applied liberally to many recent trends, such as MOOCs and blended learning. But…
In case you haven’t noticed the recent changes already, it's well worth pointing out that Google is making some interesting changes to their Google Drive service. At the…
Modularization is hardly a mainstream concept in online education today, but if colleges and universities follow suggestions laid out by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) task force,…
The man who headed up the tech side of President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign took issue with higher education's emphasis on Big Data this week, and it's not…
Instructor-generated video can increase student satisfaction with, and engagement in, online courses. But there are many variables to a video's success. Here are eight tips to help educators…
Gone are the days when even notable colleges and universities could simply rely on students coming to them without much effort, as the current economy and job market…