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Financial aid technology: More productivity, less drudgery

July 16, 2013July 12, 2013 by By Denny Carter, Managing Editor

Changes to college students’ financial aid packages caused by the political saber rattling of Congress’s sequestration talks last spring were updated almost in real time, an impossibility in…

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UC Irvine researchers create Big Data management tool

July 12, 2013July 11, 2013 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

Researchers in California are hoping they can help users manage Big Data with their new technology called AsterixDB.

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MOOC platform Coursera raises $43 million in funding

February 12, 2016July 10, 2013 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

Several investors have enough faith in MOOCs that they have just given more than $40-million to MOOC platform Coursera.

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Blackboard enters the MOOC fray

July 11, 2013July 10, 2013 by By Denny Carter, Managing Editor

Learning management system (LMS) giant Blackboard, Inc., announced July 10 that the company would provide a free massive open online course (MOOC) platform for existing customers.

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Carnegie Mellon company to offer courseware customizable with learning analytics

July 10, 2013July 9, 2013 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

Acrobatiq will offer customizable online courseware, consulting services and learning analytics products to educators. The company will create new courses to run with Open Learning Initiative as well…

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The worst higher education data breaches of the past year

July 10, 2013July 8, 2013 by From staff reports

Perhaps every month, not just January, should be Data Privacy Month in higher education.

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Pearson creates searchable catalog of open educational resources

July 9, 2013July 5, 2013 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

The publishing and education giant Pearson has wrangled up nearly 700,000 open educational resources into an easily searchable catalog through its OpenClass Exchange platform.

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In shadow of MOOCs, provosts propose online learning collaboration

August 9, 2013July 3, 2013 by By Jake New, Assistant Editor

The provosts of the Big Ten universities and the University of Chicago are in the early stages of creating a collaborative online network among the 13 campuses, with…

Financial aid technology: More productivity, less drudgery

UC Irvine researchers create Big Data management tool

MOOC platform Coursera raises $43 million in funding

Blackboard enters the MOOC fray

Carnegie Mellon company to offer courseware customizable with learning analytics

The worst higher education data breaches of the past year

Pearson creates searchable catalog of open educational resources

In shadow of MOOCs, provosts propose online learning collaboration

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

How Does Higher Education Procurement Work?

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