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The biggest Big Data developments in higher education

January 20, 2014 by By Denny Carter, Managing Editor

Colleges and universities, despite persistent skepticism in some educational circles, are looking toward Big Data to improve learning, reduce costs, bolster efficiency, increase degree completion, and drive critical…

Lawsuit: Technology ‘destroyed’ blind student’s education

January 20, 2014 by From staff and wire reports

A federal lawsuit filed by a blind Miami University student accuses the university of using technology that presents a barrier to her education. Junior Aleeha Dudley, of New…

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Will ed-tech have a role in the White House’s college access push?

January 30, 2014January 17, 2014 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

President Barack Obama invited nearly 150 universities, nonprofit, and business leaders to the White House Jan. 17 for a summit devoted to finding ways of improving college access…

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Education’s ‘dirty secret’: Wikipedia in the classroom

January 20, 2014January 16, 2014 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

Wikipedia is still not referred to as a reliable source for use in the classroom by many college and university professors – even as professionals in other fields,…

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Some colleges ‘retreat’ from online learning

January 15, 2014 by By Denny Carter, Managing Editor

Higher education's online learning landscape is increasingly polarized, with colleges and universities choosing divergent paths for how to proceed with the nontraditional medium. Campuses that have long been…

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The power of people in Big Data

January 27, 2014January 15, 2014 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

Washington, D.C. -- For all the focus on the power of data at the 2014 White House Education Datapalooza, there seemed to be just as much talk about…

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Court strikes down net neutrality rules

January 14, 2014January 14, 2014 by From wire service reports

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Universities: Key cogs in the cybersecurity fight

January 20, 2014January 14, 2014 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

More than 3 million higher education records were compromised in more than 50 data security breaches in the past year. The problem doesn’t end where the campus does,…

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Using zombies to lure MOOC newbies

January 15, 2014January 13, 2014 by By Denny Carter, Managing Editor

That the most well-known massive open online course (MOOC) platforms are leveraging popular culture to stir up interest in their experimental classes is hardly a secret. Still, the…

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eLearning caucus has ‘long way to go’ in educating Congress

January 17, 2014January 9, 2014 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

Congressional representatives lacked such basic knowledge of online education in 2011 that many still thought distance learning was done through correspondence classes, according to a survey conducted that…

The biggest Big Data developments in higher education

Lawsuit: Technology ‘destroyed’ blind student’s education

Will ed-tech have a role in the White House’s college access push?

Education’s ‘dirty secret’: Wikipedia in the classroom

Some colleges ‘retreat’ from online learning

The power of people in Big Data

Court strikes down net neutrality rules

Universities: Key cogs in the cybersecurity fight

Using zombies to lure MOOC newbies

eLearning caucus has ‘long way to go’ in educating Congress

Regis University Partners with Collegis Education to Modernize IT Infrastructure and Strengthen Denver’s Higher Ed Innovation Footprint

Beyond the Degree: The Rise of Skills-Based Hiring and What It Means for Higher Ed

Bridging the Skills Gap: How Universities Can Align Curricula With Workforce Needs

HEA Policy Shifts Update: How Are Educational Stakeholders Responding?

Nation’s Premier Collegiate Honor Society Inducts Talethia Jean Nevaeh Gray-Nance Into Membership

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