By . How will colleges and universities find a more sustainable business model in higher ed? Whether discussing the latest trends in online learning, cybersecurity, or tuition costs, there are plenty of ed-tech conversations to follow on Twitter. More...
By . Campus IT departments, especially as officials face near-constant budget challenges, have largely turned away from what was once a common and straightforward way to keep server rooms at a reasonable temperature: Blast air conditioning into those rooms at all hours of the day. More...
By . Nearly every college student owns a laptop, while just one in five have a tablet computer of some kind, but for those looking to make the investment in a mobile tool like an iPad, purchasing one online or at a retail store could save upwards of 35 percent when compared to tablet prices at campus book stores, according to an August report released by DealNews. More...
By Meris Stansbury - . According to a new roundup of case studies spanning multiple universities in Australia, blended synchronous learning can improve student retention rates and ease the concern that online students aren’t getting the same education as on-campus students. However, that’s only if blended learning is done right. More...
By Meris Stansbury - . Riding the recent waves of criticism from the general public on the high cost of tuition, lack of employment post-graduation, and perceived de-valuing of the traditional degree from employers, many new initiatives in higher-ed have taken root—from competency-based education (CBE) pathways to skills training programs beginning as early as high school. More...
By Meris Stansbury - . Gaming in education has, for the most part, been a K-12 trend, with its popularity relegated to supplemental learning for elementary school students. But gamification, from its implementation at MIT to its praise from the job industry, has much more serious implications for college students—and perhaps it’s time higher education got serious about incorporating game design. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. BitSight Technologies, the standard in Security Ratings, today released a new BitSight Insights report titled, “Powerhouses and Benchwarmers: Assessing Cyber Security Performance of Collegiate Athletic Conferences,” which uncovers quantifiable differences in security performance across collegiate athletic conferences from July 2013 through July 2014. The report reveals that as a sector, the nation’s top schools are at even greater risk for security breaches than retail and healthcare. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. NASA's Office of Education will award more than $17.3 million through the National Space Grant and Fellowship Program to increase student and faculty engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at community colleges and technical schools across the U.S. Each award has a two-year performance period and a maximum value of $500,000. More...
By Reyna Gobel. White Mountains Community College (WMCC) in New Hampshire faces a challenge common to many rural community colleges: It has a large service area — in this case, more than 3,000 square miles — and is located hours from the nearest metropolitan city.
Given its remote location, the college has had to think creatively about how to support local businesses and employers in its service area. That need became even greater a few years ago, when jobs at local paper mills began gradually disappearing. More...
By Cecilia Muñoz. Last January, I listened to the President ask hundreds of college presidents to increase college opportunity for all Americans. He asked them to help because a college degree remains one of the surest pathways into the middle class in America, and is an especially powerful engine of social and economic mobility. Over this decade, nearly 8 in 10 new jobs will require some postsecondary education or training beyond high school. And of the 30 fastest growing occupations, half require a college degree. At the same time, college graduates earn an average of 77 percent more per hour than a high school graduate. President Obama set forth a goal early in his first term to guide our work in education – to lead the world with the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020. More...
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