Are You Ready To Go Online? Key Considerations for New Online Education Initiatives
Techno-News Blog. While successes online are fairly well documented, failures are not as public The online space is getting more and more crowded, so you must define what it is that differentiates you. More...
Guiding Faculty into Immersive Environments
Techno-News Blog. In 2015, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University’s Institute for Creativity, Arts and Technology (ICAT) launched the Cube, an adaptable space for research and experimentation housed in the campus’s Moss Arts Center. More...
Trump administration plans to rescind policies that encourage affirmative action in college admissions
Techno-News Blog. The Trump administration is planning to rescind Obama-era 2011 and 2016 guidance documents encouraging the use of race in college admissions to promote diversity on campus, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. More...
Yet another report says fewer Americans value 4-year degree
Techno-News Blog. More Americans believe a four-year degree is not worth the financial cost, according to a CNBC All-American Economic Survey, which found the the number had increased to 44% from about 40% five years ago. More...
Digital evolution: a new approach to learning and teaching in higher education
Techno-News Blog. Technology continually disrupts almost every area of our lives, resulting in constant shifts across all segments of our society. More...
Personalized learning has broad appeal, but may be more revolutionary than we think
Techno-News Blog. Amid all the bellowing about charters, school choice and vouchers, a potentially more revolutionary reform movement is bubbling up. Philanthropists, state education officials, reform advocates — even charter school leaders — are examining personalized learning. More...
IT Leadership: Key Facts to Advance Ed Tech in America
Techno-News Blog. This year’s report found that school leaders place a high priority on cybersecurity and broadband/network capacity. More...
Skills gap could have alarming consequences
Techno-News Blog. The study estimates the skills gap between future talent supply and demand will occur in 20 major economies at three milestones: 2020, 2025 and 2030, and across three sectors: financial and business services; technology, media and telecommunications; and manufacturing. It found that left to run its course, this shortage will create 85.2 million unfilled jobs and nearly $8.5 trillion in unrealized revenue in the economies analyzed. More...
How the Blockchain Can Transform Government
Techno-News Blog. The blockchain is one of the most significant, fundamental advances in digital platforms since the internet and also probably the most overhyped technology in current times, according to Kevin Werbach, Wharton professor of legal studies and business ethics, at the inaugural annual Penn Wharton Budget Model Spring Policy Forum, held recently in Washington. More...
Why Online?
Techno-News Blog. Online learning is no longer the wave of the future. Today, it is a significant part of many students’ educational experience and estimates suggest that, by 2019, 50 percent of all high school courses will be offered online. More...
