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March 14, 2016
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South Dakota Mines to collaborate with Harvard Business School
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The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has signed a collaborative agreement with the Harvard Business School to make available the HBX Credential of Readiness (CORe) business fundamentals program to SD Mines students. CORe is a multi-week online program focused on the fundamentals of business thinking. Designed for non-business…

Should institutions have better “employer leadership?”
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A new brief from the commerce side of the arena says that employers are anxious to have more of a say higher ed’s talent pipeline. But how to accomplish closing the skills gap under current accreditation rules that don’t always focus on outcomes?

Data analytics simulation asks students to strategize
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Harvard Business Publishing has released a new simulation: Data Analytics: Strategic Decision Making. Authored by big data expert Tom Davenport, this single-player simulation teaches students the power of analytics in decision making. Acting as the brand manager for a laundry detergent, students are tasked with turning around the brand’s performance…

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6 apps that block social media distractions

A collection of apps, lauded by educators and students alike, are helping to solve one of education’s biggest tech-related pet peeves: unnecessary distraction. As mobile initiatives and social media implementation gain steam in college and university courses, the biggest complaint among educators is lack of student concentration—and students agree.

Research: Social media has negative impact on academic performance

Perusing Facebook, sending rapid-fire text messages, and tweeting back and forth with friends and celebrities alike might not be the best academic strategy, it turns out.

The future of textbooks looks like this

Faculty and students may still prefer print to digital, but spikes in print costs, as well as a demand for personalization, is pushing digital textbooks and course materials to the implementation forefront. But are any faculty really going digital? Which content distributors will thrive? What are the implementation concerns? And…


 


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