‘Untangling the knots’ of educational technology
Online Learning
6 ways e-learning tools support healthcare education
E-learning tools in healthcare provide a range of benefits that can help reduce the strain on hospitals and other healthcare facilities
What will change everything for higher education is nothing new
With the expansion of online technologies, like MOOCs, data aggregation, and computing powers capable of adaptive processes, higher education is changing. But to what extent and is it…
Are new regulations lurking around the corner?
The U.S. Department of Education's Negotiated Rulemaking Committee is nearing the end of its reworking of federal online education regulations, also known as state authorization. The language for…
The neglected mission of U.S. higher education
With the nation debating models and metrics for the federal government’s rating of America’s more than 4,000 colleges and universities, there’s one crucial area that no one talks…
Which schools will lead the pack in higher ed?
On April 30, Future Tense, a partnership of Slate, the New American Foundation and Arizona State University, will hold a conference in Washington, D.C., called “Hacking the University:…
Group urges checks on online learning at MIT
Concerned about the pace of change brought about by online learning, an Institute subcommittee is now preparing to recommend a “face-time” degree requirement, strong oversight of on-campus MITx…
Take me out to the MOOC game
Baseball’s opening day is behind us, but if you can’t get enough of this spring ritual, you can savor another opening day of sorts May 29, when a…
Blended learning gets the Khan Academy treatment
In a somewhat ironic twist, blended learning has been lacking in a resource it aims to help promote: video resources. However, thanks to a new partnership between a…
Why STEM needs a community to succeed
