By Michael Feldstein. Yesterday, I wrote about my experiences at the recent IMS Learning Impact Leadership Institute. Today, I'm going to write about a sentence that I heard uttered several times while at that summit. One that I've been expecting to hear for nearly a year now. More...
16 juin 2019
Instructure is not “the New Blackboard”
15 juin 2019
3 ways we’re improving student retention
What is one of the most critical components of a tuition-dependent university’s bottom line? Student retention. With many institutions grappling with competitive admissions and declining enrollments, retaining students has never been more essential than it is today. More...
Digital credentials need more transparency
A partnership between two groups aims to advance new interoperability and transparency standards for digital credentials and institutional data systems. More...
5 things to say to students suffering from anxiety
If we really want to support our students’ social and emotional health, we must learn about their fears, struggles, and idiosyncrasies. More...
Startup raises $6M to help colleges re-enroll ‘stop-outs’
ReUp Education, a company solely focused on helping colleges to re-enroll students who have “stopped out” of higher education, today announced the closing of a $6 million Series A funding round. More...
Ensuring success for community college students
For generations, community colleges have been the unsung heroes of the higher education system, the engines of social and economic mobility in our country. This broad network of colleges, which attracts more than 40 percent of first-time college-goers, provides open access to college for low-income students, rural students, first-generation students, parenting students, working students, and returning veterans. More...
Online education trends: Empower students and help them prepare for the future
This Top Trends round-up features some of the most-read resources about online education. More...
What to know about higher-ed data breaches and vulnerable web apps
The academic sector needs to focus on updating their cybersecurity strategies and combating higher-ed data breaches. More...
New digital tool targets mental health support on campus
A national survey across hundreds of college campuses does much to paint a picture of student mental health and mental health support on campus. Now, the researchers behind the Healthy Minds Network want to immediately put resources into the hands of students who take that survey. More...
Moving from predictive to prescriptive AI
Turning to prescriptive AI helps universities personalize their outreach and deliver the right information at the right time. More...
