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20 décembre 2015

CollegeNET and Switchboard partner

University Business LogoBy Stefanie Botelho. CollegeNET, a leading provider of Web-based technologies for higher education, today announced that it has teamed with Switchboard, an online engagement platform that specializes in higher education communities. More...
19 décembre 2015

‘Powerpoint was not his thing’: a poem on teaching and technology

The ConversationBy . The several books of poetry I have published in English, Spanish and Guarani (an indigenous South American language and one of the official languages of Paraguay), plus numerous readings of my work, both in Paraguay and at home in New York, have taught me the artistic joys of the poetic word and its efficacy in public discourse. More...
19 décembre 2015

Retaining A Diverse Student Population with Creative Technology Use

The EvoLLLutionBy Jennifer Spielvogel - EvoLLLution. As colleges and universities push to become more student-centered, in an age where students have wide-ranging choice when it comes to choosing their postsecondary institution, technology is playing a growing role. More...

19 décembre 2015

IT’s Role in Creating a Robust Experience for Today’s College Student

The EvoLLLutionBy Joseph Moreau - EvoLLLution. For the longest time in higher education, the IT organization had little or no direct role in supporting students. IT was the support organization for staff and administrators. Occasionally, we had a role to play in supporting faculty. Of course, that has changed radically in the past decade. More...

19 décembre 2015

Prometheus and the Pendulum: Why the University of Michigan Joined edX

The EvoLLLutionBy James DeVaney - EvoLLLution. Last week I had the opportunity to represent the University of Michigan at the edX Global Forum in Washington DC.  The multi-day forum opened at a reception in the awe-inspiring Great Hall of the National Academy of Sciences. More than four hundred higher education leaders representing many of the world’s greatest universities gathered beneath the dome. More...

19 décembre 2015

Driving Engagement and Experience Through Strategic Technology Use

The EvoLLLutionBy Kate Tornatore - EvoLLLution. Student engagement, and the creation of a student experience that replicates what learners are seeing from other major service providers, is the Holy Grail for higher education leaders today. Achieving this end requires investment in systems and development of strategies specifically designed to create the experience students expect, but sometimes even this isn’t enough. More...

18 décembre 2015

What students spend on textbooks and how it affects open textbooks

http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/asssociates.jpgBy . First thanks to Phil Hill for correcting what I and many other have been saying: that students are spending more than $1,000 a year on textbooks. It turns out that what students are actually spending is around $530 – $640 (all figures in this post are in U.S. dollars and refer to U.S. post-secondary education.) Furthermore, student spending on textbooks has actually declined (slightly) over the last few years (probably as a result of increasing tuition fees – something has to give). More...

18 décembre 2015

LMS Market Updates, Dec 2015

By . Today Campus Technology reported that Stanford is moving to adopt Canvas as their campus-wide LMS. Previously Stanford was a founding member of Sakai, with its implementation called CourseWork. More...

18 décembre 2015

Plus Ca Change: About that ed tech adoption curve

By . Over the past few years I have increased my usage of the technology adoption curve – originating from Everett Rogers and extended by Geoffrey Moore – to explain some of the tension faced by ed tech support organizations. In a nutshell, a bigger determination of adoption patterns of pedagogical and technology-enabled changes in education is from social change issues rather than the innovation (whether purely pedagogical or tech-based) itself. More...

18 décembre 2015

Exclusive: University of Phoenix moving from homegrown platform to Blackboard Learn Ultra

By . The University of Phoenix has a history of using its scale to develop and rely on homegrown platforms, including the  adaptive learning platform branded as “Classroom”. I wrote about this investment in 2013. More...

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