4 paths to gain buy-in for analytics projects
Have you ever had a great idea for an analytics project only to see it end up in approval purgatory? Or maybe you've had some initial successes with…
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Harvard to raise the bar for online learning tech
As higher education pivots toward nontraditional learners, schools are facing demands to improve the production quality of the lectures they make available online. While commercial lecture-capture solutions have…
4 ways to take campus video to the next level
Only a few years ago, if campus video was used for more than the occasional film clip in class, it was cutting-edge. In today’s world of flipped classrooms,…
zSpace launches virtual reality teaching tools
Shuttle Computer Group and zSpace have teamed up to create a desktop virtual reality solution used in K-12 schools and universities. Their intent is to create a union…
Gen Z is about to take over higher education—here’s what to expect
Educators take note: it’s time to make way for Generation Z (Gen Z). In a recent study by Barnes & Noble College, 1,300 middle-school and high school students…
Most Popular of 2015, No. 2: 20 should-know technology tidbits from EDUCAUSE
Enabling personalized learning, ensuring mobile capacity and security, and partnering with industry leaders to provide game-changing solutions dominated the exhibit hall at this year’s EDUCAUSE 2015. Come take…
Editorial Pick 2015: New Google –like search technology is curbing course dropouts
In the wake of the multimedia resources boom in campus courses across the world, sifting through hour-long recorded presentations or hundreds of pages of online text to find…
Editorial Pick 2015: What are the “black swans” of higher ed-tech?
A recent webinar hosted by The New Media Consortium on “black swan” events stressed the importance of responding flexibly to unpredictable trends and new technologies in order to…
Most Popular of 2015, No. 7: Did higher education get these trends right?
“Makerspaces” will gain traction long before adaptive learning; and improving digital literacy is a breeze compared to determining how to reward educators for teaching.
Editorial Pick 2015: Is higher education heading toward a smart city future?
According to researchers around the world, there is increasing momentum from some of the world’s most innovative universities to align curriculum, research and overall mission to city development…