28 janvier 2017

Winter Is Here: EdTech investments and M&A dropped significantly in 2016

By . With the long-term rise in Ed Tech investments – starting in roughly 2007 – many analysts have been predicting a fall for several years. Maybe not a bubble burst like we saw in 2001, but a real drop in activity and volume. More...

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Northern Arizona University: Their work in student support and IPASS initiative

By . As we mentioned yesterday, NAU has a rapidly growing enrollment and has a large percentage of students (more than 40% of incoming freshman) that are first-generation. More...

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Northern Arizona University: A suite of initiatives to help first and second-year students

By . As part of our e-Literate TV series of case studies, we had a chance this fall to interview faculty and staff at Northern Arizona University about, well, a lot of stuff. More...

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Schoology Layoffs: Focusing on smaller higher ed opportunities

By . We’ve noticed and had several people ask us about corporate changes at Schoology, the LMS vendor. More specifically, the questions have been based on whether they are laying off staff, and what that means for the higher ed LMS market. More...

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Recommended Reading: ED Clarifies Its Intent on State Authorization Reciprocity

By . The story has taking a series of dramatic turns. First, New York state did join SARA. But in a surprise move in the final regulatory language from the Department of Education (ED), they included language proposed by the Massachusetts AG and supported by the Century Foundation that appeared to undermine the concept of reciprocity. More...

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The Intended Consequences of California’s Online Education Initiative

By . The first two videos explored the concept of course exchanges in general and the required infrastructure needed to create them. In our third explainer video from this series we go back to the OEI to look at how their investment in academic infrastructure should provide benefits that go well beyond the courses and students participating in the course exchange. More...

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Northern Arizona University: Modified math emporium for first-year students

By . Math emporia have a mixed reputation, occasionally described as “the place where all the non-math majors are generally sent to virtually teach themselves subjects” or that “we’ve outsourced jobs for professors to a bunch of students on hourly wage”. More...

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Iraqi Universities Focus on Teaching English

By Michelle Grajek. Iraqi employers say English language ability is the top skill they want from graduates as potential employees. More...

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New Egyptian High-School Exam Seeks to Fight Cheating

By Menna A. Farouk. The Egyptian government has introduced a new high school examination paper designed to put an end to online cheating and exam leaks. More...

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In The Midst of War, Syria Raises Enrollment Fees

By Mokhtar Alibrahim. At a time when power outages in Syrian cities last more than 14 hours a day and the public water supply to Damascus has been cut, the Syrian Ministry of Higher Education has announced that it will almost double the registration fees at public universities. More...

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