55 Percent of Faculty Are Flipping the Classroom
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Our first-ever Teaching with Technology survey gauged educators’ use of the flipped classroom model, blended/online teaching environments and more. More...
U-M to Plan Digital Strategy for Future Innovation
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In an effort to take the next step in teaching, learning and research, the University of Michigan (U-M) today launched an initiative to encourage faculty and staff to embrace digital technology in the classroom. More...
U Pennsylvania’s Low-Cost Online Anatomy Courses Use VR
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Spurred by the success of an earlier anatomy class offered as a massive open online course (MOOC), the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine is expanding its course offerings through its own institutional website and enhancing the course content with the help of a textbook publisher and 3D simulation company. More...
Device Shipments to Fall for Second Consecutive Year
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Global device shipments, including PCs, tablets, ultramobiles and mobile phones, will drop by 3 percent this year, marking the second consecutive year of negative growth, according to a new report from market research firm Gartner. More...
The Rise of Virtual Internships: Universities, Students and Companies Can Benefit From This New Form of Engagement
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Teleconferencing, chat messaging and emails transformed the way we do business a long time ago, in recent years, technology has also changed the way we learn with massive open online courses or MOOCs. More...
Online learning: Coursera adds 60k learners a month from India
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Coursera, a California-headquartered education platform, has been adding about 60,000 members every month with 1.7 million learners already on board in India. More...
California’s New Playbook For Online Education
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In 2014 the California Community College system created the Online Education Initiative (OEI), managed by Foothill-DeAnza Community College District and Butte-Glenn Community College District with $77M in new state funding over five years. More...
Students ditch traditional classroom, turn to online learning
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online classes have become increasingly popular at Ball State mainly because of their convenience. More...
Competency-based education programs are set to skyrocket
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. New report forecasts that more than half a million students will be enrolled in competency-based education programs by 2020. More...
This online programming course lets you pay what you think it’s worth
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Learning to program according to the most popular languages at the moment is great, but being able to program with the coding languages of the future is even better. More...
