28 janvier 2017

How to Help Refugee Youth Recover From Trauma

By Benjamin Plackett. Psychologists and researchers have developed evidence-based treatments to help those who are trying to improve the mental health of traumatized young refugees. More...

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8 strategies for successful tech initiatives

eCampus NewsBy Andrew Barbour. Great tech products are a reflection of the needs and values of the community they serve. These eight strategies can help ensure that new IT tech initiatives get real traction on campus. More...

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Colleges are turning to this industry model to boost retention

eCampus NewsBy Andrew Barbour. A patient-care model borrowed from the healthcare sector is helping Middle Tennessee State University created a tiered student-support system designed to improve retention rates. More...

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New Partnership enables colleges and universities to create and award digital badges

eCampus NewsBy Contributor. Digital credential pioneer Credly, in partnership with Canvas, the learning management system (LMS) by Instructure, announced the launch of a new application that enables education providers to award digital badges to students as they master critical skills or competencies within courses or training programs. More...

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Chicago community college taps big data to measure ROI

eCampus NewsBy Contributor. One of the nation's largest community colleges builds data analytics capacity to support student success. More...

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After ethics review, Senate postpones vote for Betsy DeVos

eCampus NewsBy Contributor. A spokesman for Washington Sen. Patty Murray said the senator is concerned that members will not have a chance to have their questions answered before the vote. More...

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How chatbots are addressing summer melt for colleges

eCampus NewsBy Contributor. AdmitHub, an edtech startup which builds conversational artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to guide students on the path to and through college, has raised $2.95 million in seed funding. More...

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Harvard and MIT release new trends report on open online courses

eCampus NewsBy Contributor. A joint research team from Harvard University and MIT today announced the release of a comprehensive report on learner engagement and behavior in 290 massive open online courses (MOOCs). More...

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3 questions today’s campus leaders should ask

eCampus NewsBy Jack Neill. The questions campus leaders should ask in 2017...and what institutional analytics can answer. More...

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Are education and opportunity at odds in higher education today?

eCampus NewsBy Jeremy Cunningham. Are MOOCs and online learning really serving all students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds by offering up a truly equal opportunity. More...

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