Techno-News Blog. Transfer students — whose challenges have often been ignored in higher education — are feeling a surge in popularity as colleges and universities are increasingly wooing them. More...
LMS market after Blackboard-Moodle breakup
Techno-News Blog. Two of the leading learning management system companies are cutting ties after a six-year partnership — a split that Inside Higher Education reported was likely “messy.” U.S.-based Blackboard and Australia’s Moodle separately announced the end to the partnership, which will mean that Blackboard won’t use the Moodle name in the future, but its Moodlerooms product will be maintained. More...
New partnership offers colleges soft skills credentials for their students
Techno-News Blog. Two much-talked about concepts in higher education are coming together in an agreement that joins a organization offering assessments for “21st century skills” with an ed-tech firm that specializes in credentials. More...
11 Key Attributes of Successful Teachers in the Digital Age
Techno-News Blog. If you have been studying the field of education closely, as we have, you know that it is undergoing a metamorphosis. Students no longer respond to the teacher-centered pedagogy that our forefathers did. More...
Free online courses teach Democrats how to run campaigns
Techno-News Blog. The curriculum — which covers topics like fundraising, management, messaging and field work — is widely sought after. At the end of June, course registrations exceeded 28,000, according to NDTC. In Florida, 320 Democratic candidates have made use of NDTC’s campaign resources. More...
Student-Built Online Game Accompanies Online Class
Techno-News Blog. “Introduction to Research,” BIM 088V, is an exclusively online class taught by Louie, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis, for the University of California’s Cross Campus Enrollment program. More...
Reading Signals from the Future: EDUCAUSE in 2038
Techno-News Blog. As EDUCAUSE contemplates its next twenty years, what signals from our future exist today? 2 Current trends are fairly well established, even if still in their relative infancy in some cases. Online learning is a mainstay of higher education. More...
Career-ready diploma seals show students are ‘ready for life’
Techno-News Blog. With enrollment growing in work-study programs and other curriculum designed to prepare high school students for life beyond the classroom, the Georgia Department of Education has unveiled a series of gold seals to be stamped on the diplomas of graduates who are considered “career-ready.” More...
What Motivates Students in the Online Communication Classroom? An Exploration of Self-Determination Theory
Techno-News Blog. The purpose of this study was to examine instructional strategies used to motivate students to engage in online communication courses. Eighteen undergraduate students, seven graduate students, and ten faculty members were interviewed individually or in small focus groups. More...
How colleges reach remote (rural) students
Techno-News Blog. Imagine coaching a student intern who is teaching in a school that’s so remote, there are no roads leading into town. Or trying to observe a social work major who has a field placement hundreds of miles from campus. More...