Adaptive Learning Holds Promise for the Future of Higher Education
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As an educational model, differentiated instruction has been around since the time of Socrates. More...
The U.S. State Department and Coursera Offer Free Online Courses to Refugees
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Coursera has announced the launch of Coursera for Refugees in partnership with the U.S. Department of State. The initiative lets refugees and nonprofits supporting them apply for financial aid to access Coursera’s library of online courses. More...
Google and Udacity launch a new Android programming course for beginners
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Google wants more people to learn to program — especially for its Android platform. While the company already offered a few programming courses, they were typically geared toward students with at least some rudimentary programming experience. More...
Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. But artificial intelligence is coming to colleges in some form, Coursera president Daphne Koller says. Artificial intelligence is going to change everything in every industry. More...
Coursera, State Department Launch Online Classes For Asylum-Seekers
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Refugees trying to start their lives over in new places are about to have a whole host of new learning opportunities. More...
Study examines why students choose for-profit education
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. More than two million students are enrolled in for-profit schools. These students tend to be older, minority students from low-income families with low levels of educational attainment. More...
No more classroom, no more books: Hazelwood Elementary takes wireless learning outdoors
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Hazelwood Elementary will move some of its classes outside in September thanks to new technology recently installed at the St. John’s school. More...
Bay Area Organizations Help Refugees Access Free, Online Educations
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Bay Area organizationsare helping refugees access free, online educational courses through Coursera via Stanford University, the University of California, and other major universities around the world. More...
Aaron Sorkin to Teach Online Course on Screenwriting
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. For $90, Aaron Sorkin will share his tricks of the screenwriting trade. Sorkin, scribe of such films such as “A Few Good Men,” “Steve Jobs” and “The Social Network” and TV shows including “The West Wing” and “The Newsroom,” will provide more than 25 video lessons through online-education startup MasterClass later this summer. More...
Law Schools Are Going Online to Reach New Students
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Law schools, in the face of marked declines in enrollment, revenue and jobs for graduates, are beginning to adopt innovative new ways of delivering legal education. More...
