Why university lecturers need a teaching certificate
Changes over the past 50 years to higher education systems now require lecturers to be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of different teaching methods, how learning actually takes place, how to select and use technology appropriately and how to validly assess students. More...
Going digital – A big challenge for universities
Around the world traditional, campus-based universities are facing headwinds as they try to expand student enrolment. More...
Augmented reality app makes online learning more engaging
A new augmented reality learning app from the Centre for Digital Enterprise (C4DE) will help bridge the gap between online and practical learning for engineering students. More...
Harvard University, The Latest Higher Education Institution To Be Mandated To Provide Video Closed Captioning
On November 27, the National Association of the Deaf (N.A.D.) won a landmark settlement with Harvard University that institutes a series of new guidelines to make the university’s website and online resources accessible for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. More...
Education Benefits Assistance Employers and Employees
Education benefits assistance is becoming increasingly important to today’s workforce. In addition, education benefits assistance is becoming an integral part of employers’ recruitment and retention of top talent. More...
How Women Can Win in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence is being adopted by companies in numerous industries and will displace jobs. It will also likely worsen gender and racial gaps. Nearly 11 percent of jobs held by women may be eliminated because of AI, warns the International Monetary Fund. More...
Entanglement lights the way to scalable quantum computers
A technique for remotely entangling ions of strontium much more accurately and at far higher rates than previously possible has been unveiled by physicists in the UK. More...
Why colleges are looking online for mental health care
Visits to campus counseling centers climbed 30% to 40% between the fall of 2009 and the spring of 2015, according to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health. Enrollment, meanwhile, grew just 5% during that time. More...
Can colleges launch data science programs fast enough?
But colleges are largely struggling to add or expand their programs to keep up with the growing demand for such workers. More...
5 tools to create an engaging online course
Remember: It’s all about engagement. If you just dump a ton of information into your course management site and don’t have a way for your students to interact with you, you’re wasting your hard work and their time. More...
