Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Silicon Valley online education platform Udacity has already received more than 11,000 applicants for its so-called nanodegree in self-driving car engineering, Udacity president and Google X founder Sebastian Thrun said. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor.In the burgeoning field of computer science known as machine learning, engineers often refer to the artificial intelligences they create as “black box” systems. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. According to our Teaching with Technology survey, 55 percent of faculty support the idea of their institutions providing computing devices to all students, while 67 percent like the “bring your own device” approach. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The City University of New York (CUNY) is bringing industry-aligned coding bootcamps to more than 2,000 CUNY graduates across multiple campuses, for free. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Analysis shows best online schools based on costs, quality and flexibility. AffordableCollegesOnline.org, a site for higher education information and resources, has released its ranking of the Best Online Colleges for 2016. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Educators searching for flipped learning inspiration can now find it in a list of 100 people who are innovating and inspiring others in their pursuit of flipped instruction. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Georgia State’s chief innovation officer is tackling the flipped classroom, learning analytics, digital literacy and more. Phil Ventimiglia, who became Georgia State University’s chief innovation officer two years ago, said that before he took the job he carefully evaluated the university’s readiness to create such a role. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Nontraditional students are statistically the most likely to enroll in at least one online course. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online supports are revolutionising learning and they may even be making learning more enjoyable. Students are taking control of their own learning. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A new massive open online course (MOOC) being offered by CalTech and Delft University aims to help engineers, scientists and cybersecurity researchers prepare for the future of quantum computing, and its associated security needs with a course on Quantum Cryptography. More...