By Lindsay McKenzie. A lecture-capture platform with a "confusion alert" button is changing the way some instructors teach. More...

By Lindsay McKenzie. Universities are turning to secret shoppers, not to spy on competitors, but to keep tabs on third-party vendors that run key functions like admissions. More...

By Lindsay McKenzie. The American Council on Education has announced plans to evaluate skills learned in the workplace, putting a key higher ed organization in the middle of the alternative credentials landscape. More...

By Lindsay McKenzie. The annual survey on the impact of online learning at community colleges, published earlier this month, shows what the report calls a “remarkable decline” in certainty among institutions that the online courses they offer are fully accessible to students with disabilities. More...

By Lindsay McKenzie. The Jefferson Education Accelerator is to rebrand as the Jefferson Education Exchange, EdSurge reports. More...

By Lindsay McKenzie. Educause said Thursday that it is buying the assets of the New Media Consortium, a now defunct organization best known for its Horizon reports on the future of education technology. More...

By Lindsay McKenzie. Research papers submitted to Public Library of Science (PLOS) journals will now be automatically uploaded to the preprint server bioRxiv. More...

By Lindsay McKenzie. Graduate dental school students took a selfie with two severed heads during class, the Associated Press reported. More...