By Meris Stansbury. A series of future-looking papers around the world researches relationships between innovative universities and tech-based city planning. More...
EDUCAUSE and University of Central Florida enable blended learning innovation
BlendKit2017 provides free guidance, certification to faculty members and instructional designers seeking to combine face-to-face and online learning experiences. More...
Community colleges begin linking digital badges, ePortfolios and recruiting matches
Portfolium and Credly team up to integrate digital badges into ePortfolios to provide further evidence of learning and skillsets to potential employers. More...
New Purdue partnership will help colleges, universities pioneer college funding alternative
Income share agreements (ISAs) will provide students with an alternative to traditional private and Parent Plus loans. More...
How one university reduced summer melt 21.4% and increased enrollment 3.9%
Research reveals stunning results on the efficacy of ‘smart text messaging’ in reducing their summer melt rate; boosting enrollment. More...
Coding bootcampus unveil Council on Integrity in Results Reporting
By Meris Stansbury. Largest coalition of coding programs commit to standardized graduation & job placement rate and truth in advertising framework to ensure integrity of data. More...
16 of this year’s biggest teaching and learning issues in higher ed
By Meris Stansbury. EDUCAUSE survey of almost a thousand college and university thought-leaders reveals key issues within faculty development, academic transformation, and much more. More...
Report: Millions of students reveal surprising online learning trends
By Meris Stansbury. New study reveals that collaboration is still not a prevalent online learning habit; mobile phones have yet to be used for serious learning. More...
Amazon partners with state for new cybersecurity education pipeline
AWS will join the Commonwealth of Virginia and Virginia Tech to support scalable cloud infrastructure and collaborate on cybersecurity educational efforts, enabling the Cyber Range with both content and a closed network for hands-on exercises, competitions, and other simulations. More...
Will universities be responsible for the success of cities?
Will higher edtech, innovation really change under Trump?
By Ron Bethke. With little policy change directed toward higher ed, colleges and universities could leverage the new administration toward further innovation. More...