Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. College professors say they rarely see their peers mixing games into classes, so a few outliers are developing their own games to help students understand complex subjects. More...
90% students see online experience as good as face-to-face
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The Online Learning Consortium says 5.8 million students are enrolled in online higher education courses, and 90% of these students say their academic experience is as good, or better than an in-person class. More...
Relentless data tracking key to MTSU’s success
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Middle Tennessee State University’s vice provost for student success brings an uncommon perspective to his job, but it is one that is increasingly recognized as having value. More...
Are school internet connections fast enough to support personalized learning?
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Education technologies like personalized learning have tremendous potential to help students learn. To maximize the value of personalized learning, the public and private sectors must increase their investments in training, infrastructure, hardware, and curriculum. More...
3D Printer Shipments Up for Education (and All Other Segments)
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. 3D printing is on a growth jag. A new report from International Data Corp. (IDC) finds that the market grew in the United States by nearly 20 percent in 2015 compared to 2014. More...
Behind the Scenes of a Makerspace
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Rutgers University Makerspace has become a hub of creativity on campus. Here’s how it manages operations, equipment, projects and more. More...
5 EdTech Trends Shaping Business Education — From Artificial Intelligence To Virtual Reality
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The edtech trend on the tip of everyone’s tongue at this year’s EdtechXEurope event is artificial intelligence. More...
For-profit coding bootcamps better as educational add-on
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Software engineering jobs are expected to increase by more than 18% over the next seven years, nearly triple the rate of the entire labor market. More...
Deep Learning Isn’t a Dangerous Magic Genie. It’s Just Math
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Deep Learning is rapidly ‘eating’ artificial intelligence. But let’s not mistake this ascendant form of artificial intelligence for anything more than it really is. The famous author Arthur C. Clarke wrote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” More...
New report outlines how the wearables market is set to grow through 2020
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Classroom Wearables Technology Market 2016-2020” report to their offering. More...