A new school year is starting, but what about last year? Did your student progress as much as he should have? Did she acquire the skills that will help her thrive this year? Unfortunately, the way most schools assess student achievement probably won’t give you the answers to those questions. More...
A Syllabus for Regulating Student Data Privacy?
The start of the new school year is approaching and a number of education vendors have already received their homework assignments. More...
IBM Study: The Skills Gap is Not a Myth, But Can Be Addressed with Real Solutions
In the next three years, as many as 120 million workers in the world’s 12 largest economies may need to be retrained or reskilled as a result of AI and intelligent automation, according to a new IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value (IBV) study. More...
Teacher, student drew on experience to create mental wellness course at Sask. distance education centre
A distance learning centre based in Kenaston, Sask., has developed a course to help its students learn about mental wellness — including their own mental health, and the mental health of those around them. More...
Six Reasons Why Online Programs are the Future of Education
In the future, will having a degree even matter? According to Harvard business school professor Clayton Christensen, half of all traditional colleges are unlikely to even exist in ten years’ time due to the increase of online study. Therefore, it’s becoming clearer to many that the future of education lies in institutions embracing the idea of online learning and online programs. More...
Berkeley County Schools to use online learning pilot to make up missed classes
Students will use the chromebooks for remote inclement weather makeup days. It is just a few weeks into the new school year and severe weather has already caused Lowcountry students to miss class. But this year, Berkeley County students have a new way to make up for missed instructional time. More...
Success at Scale: The growth of large-scale online programs
In an era when many colleges and universities struggle to meet their enrollment targets, a few institutions have leapfrogged over that calculus by adding large online programs that quickly enroll hundreds—or sometimes thousands—of new students. More...