Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In this report, we use newly released Pew Research Center survey findings to address a related issue: digital readiness. The new analysis explores the attitudes and behaviors that underpin people’s preparedness and comfort in using digital tools for learning as we measured it in a survey about people’s activities for personal learning. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The path to the higher ed CIO’s office can vary quite a bit from the position’s corporate counterpart. While a fair share of college and university tech leaders have come from traditional IT backgrounds, many have also worked their way up through the faculty ranks. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Colleges and universities throughout the country have entered an agreement with EdX to offer MicroMasters: small-scale credentialing programs that can be completed in months and can apply earned credit towards a master’s degree. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Campus Technology explores the possibilities for higher education within the “Internet of Everything,” the emerging culture of online connectivity in devices and raw materials, which can create opportunities for analytics and teaching opportunities. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. “People today like to access a smartphone which apparently we do 200 or 300 times a day. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, Jigsaw, is using machine learning to fend off online trolling, reports Wired. The New York–based think tank is building open-source AI tools, collectively called Conversation AI, to filter out harassment and abusive language. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. There’s no question medical students have to cram in a lot of information on their way to becoming full-fledged doctors, and a new Canadian teaching website aims to make that journey a little less onerous. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today released an updated list of priorities that it will double down on in higher education. More...