Here’s proof that adaptive learning works
Sandra Connelly, an assistant professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, said when she teaches a general biology course, she's always struck by how varied her students are.…
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‘Untangling the knots’ of educational technology
Educators share ‘hacks’ to improving higher education, using technology to help students learn Hal Plotkin, the senior policy adviser to ... Read more
How a counterterrorism software company hopes to combat dropout rates
For more than 20 years, data analytics company Intelligent Software Solutions has created software to help counter improvised explosive devices (IEDs), assist police officers in preventing crimes, and…
As students study, digital textbooks study them too
Predictive and learning analytics has been touted for its ability to “read” students, providing educators with a host of data about studying habits, problem areas, and background information,…
Higher Education’s Big (Data) Bang: Part Two
A university recently crunched all of the “Big Data” it had gathered on a course and made a surprising discovery. Out of the two professors who taught the…
Predictive software plots path to college degrees
Two universities and two community colleges used Desire2Learn’s Degree Compass predictive analytics technology between August 2012 and May 2013. According to data released on Dec. 5 by Desire2Learn,…
Higher Education Evolution Part 3: Administrators’ Challenge in 2023
For university administrators, whether they’ll still have a campus to govern come 2023 will depend on how quickly they can embrace changes in fundraising, faculty demands, and the…
Textbook publishers transform into ‘learning companies’
Textbook publishers like McGraw-Hill Education and Pearson are in the middle of a transformation – and it’s not just a transition to eBook-versions of their familiar products. In…
Remedial placement meets adaptive learning
Only 22.3 percent of remedial students complete remediation classes and graduate associate degree programs in two years, according to the organization Complete College America. More than half of…
Government ‘in action’ game simulates politics
Washington, D.C. -- With less than seven hours until congressional bickering would shut down the U.S. government for the first time in 17 years, a freshman Republican congressman…