EIT Digital’s three new online courses are part of the Internet of Things through Embedded Systems program on Coursera. More...

By Meris Stansbury. First-of-its-size study shows the simple act of storytelling can close the achievement gaps of first-gen and minority students in college by a large percentage. More...

By Andrew Barbour. Today, students want relevant information delivered directly to their smartphones, be it through Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, or e-mail. They certainly don’t want to be trolling through university websites, yet this is exactly where most college event calendars lie buried. Not surprisingly, many of the listings in these calendars fail to put bums in seats. More...

By Zack Mertz. Right now, there’s a lot of talk about virtual reality (VR) across many industries, including higher education. Everybody seems to agree that VR is going to have a major impact, but when you ask “When?” the general answer seems to be…soon. More...

By Lauren Meade. Officials in college and university admissions departments are increasingly working to connect with an elusive new applicant demographic: the “stealth student.” The alliterative descriptor has caught on in higher ed circles, as has the recognition that capturing the attention of these unknown students—whose first contact with a school’s admissions department is when they submit an application—will be central to remaining competitive in the Millennial age. More...

By Laura Devaney. Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. More...

By John Katzman. How to build the next generation of agile college programs, where each course can spawn online or classroom sections. More...

McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, announced the release of an upgraded version of ALEKS Placement, Preparation and Learning (PPL), an adaptive placement solution that has revolutionized how colleges assess and prepare incoming students in math and helps them lower failure rates and increase retention. More...

By Laura Devaney. Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. More...