By Myles Pilling. It is estimated that around one in ten people have dyslexia – a common learning difficulty which can cause problems with reading, writing and spelling. But dyslexia can cause more than just spelling difficulties, because it effects a person’s self-esteem and self-worth. More...

By Omar Mubin and Muneeb Imtiaz Ahmad. Robots are increasingly being used to teach students in the classroom for a number of subjects across science, maths and language. But our research shows that while students enjoy learning with robots, teachers are slightly reluctant to use them in the classroom. More...

By Marcia Lyner-Cleophas. There is no doubt that technology can make learning easier. Telematics allows a lecturer to stand in one place and present a class to satellite campuses anywhere in the world. Podcasts are also becoming a popular educational tool. More...

By Craig Blewett. The man who runs state education in South Africa’s richest province has no time for old-fashioned classroom accessories. More...

By Paul Fain. Blackboard today released a study on how instructors and students in 70,000 courses across 927 institutions used Blackboard Learn, the company's learning management system. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. Most faculty members say data-driven assessments and accountability efforts aren’t helping them improve the quality of teaching and learning at their colleges and universities, according to the 2016 Inside Higher Ed Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology. Instead, instructors and a large share of academic technology administrators say the efforts are mainly designed to satisfy accreditors and politicians -- not to increase degree completion rates. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. At technology conference, finalists in a competition to solve higher education's big issues focus on the need for all-in-one solutions. Who will win. Read more...

By Carl Straumsheim. Video captioning helps more than students with disabilities, according to a new study by 3Play Media and the Oregon State University Ecampus Research Unit. Read more...