Redesigning online education around human connection
At 10 p.m., with her kids tucked in and a full day as an executive assistant behind her, Maria sits down at the kitchen table–not to unwind with social media, but to dive into her marketing course.
Without governance, there is no vision: The case for leadership in student success
Student success platforms have become fixtures in higher education. Tools such as Navigate, Starfish, Civitas, and CRM Advise promise smarter interventions, streamlined advising, and coordinated care.
Jared Polis and governors association release plan to improve education and workforce outcomes
Governors should expand their approach to education by preparing students not just for work, but civic life and personal well-being too. And they should track and publish people’s progress towards key education-related goals.
6 steps for effective learning analytics
A new free resource from 1EdTech Consortium aims to support colleges and universities in navigating the complexities of implementing learning analytics with clarity and purpose.
Reimagining online learning: How emerging technologies can better serve learners
Once considered a supplement to traditional classrooms, online learning now sits at the center of higher education’s innovation agenda. Institutions have made significant progress in expanding access and improving digital infrastructure.
KU researchers publish guidelines to help responsibly implement AI in education
Researchers at the University of Kansas have produced a set of guidelines to help educators from preschool through higher education responsibly implement artificial intelligence in a way that empowers teachers, parents, students and communities alike.
Optical LAN: The silent hero of modern learning
From immersive AR/VR learning in science labs to hybrid classrooms, real-time collaboration platforms, and remote learning at scale, how students learn and educators teach is changing rapidly.
Here’s what I wish I’d known as an immigrant student heading to the Ivy League
Standing at the top of the escalator, I had the chance to take a good look at the entire Penn bookstore, with its branded school merchandise ranging from short-sleeved tees to baby overalls to shot glasses.
The power of instructional intent statements in assignment design
In higher education, particularly with my graduate students, students occasionally focus on the individual points of an assignment rubric instead of stepping back and looking holistically at the overall purpose of the assignment.
Nearly 9 in 10 colleges expanding online programs as student demand soars
Ten years after many colleges first started cautiously experimenting with online learning, a new national survey shows just how rapidly the landscape has changed.