New higher-ed app boosts collaboration in real-time
3 ways that the cloud can cut sky-high costs of higher ed
How the cost of building and running IT infrastructure to meet increasingly growing institutional needs can be reduced with an effective cloud computing strategy.
How online communities can create a ‘connected campus’
In an increasingly competitive market, forward-thinking colleges and universities are integrating social concepts and practices to redefine the admissions process, engage alumni more deeply, and transform the learning…
Understanding the eTextbook war—and how to prepare
Numerous reports by various vendors continue to confuse the public: Students hate eBooks; students love eBooks! Some campuses have spearheaded the eTextbook initiative, while some say the technology…
What does ed-tech look like in the college classroom?
Traditional colleges and universities are currently racing to update technology infrastructure to accommodate mobile and online technologies deemed critical for today's students. But what is the rate of…
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…
5 skills now needed for incoming freshmen
While the Common Core aims to teach students critical skills that can translate to college, career and life (critical thinking, collaboration, and writing), a different set of skills…
Taking research from the lab to the marketplace
On college campuses around the country, professors like Dasgupta are working to take their research from the lab and classroom to the marketplace. They're creating new products that…
Why you should care about gamification in higher education
Gaming in education has, for the most part, been a K-12 trend, with the popularity of this form of learning relegated to supplemental learning for elementary school students.…
15 facts about the modern college student
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…
INFOGRAPHIC: 5 challenges to taking content mobile
