The Dublin Institute of Technology and the University of London will both be launching on 1 December their respective 12 Apps of Christmas free online courses, aimed at students of all ages and teachers interested in experiencing, exploring and learning more about integrating mobile learning technologies into their practices. More...
Grenoble – GIANT : les ingrédients de la réussite d’une technopôle
Google Just Open Sourced TensorFlow, Its Artificial Intelligence Engine
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The app uses an increasingly powerful form of artificial intelligence called deep learning. By analyzing thousands of photos of gravestones, this AI technology can learn to identify a gravestone it has never seen before. More...
Top Mobile Trends to Watch in 2016
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Two visionary IT experts discuss the biggest trends in mobile for the coming year, from 3D touch and virtual reality to wearables and the Internet of Things. More...
Embracing high-tech for higher learning
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As Stanford University students watched Professor John Taylor present his “Principles of Economics 1V” study course during the 2014 summer session, they weren’t just learning the basics of global economics. They were making history. More...
Why Ed Tech Is Currently ‘The Wild Wild West’
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The massive disruption of the education industry is well underway, but the biggest tremors are yet to come—disruptions so dramatic that many universities will cease to exist in the next few years. More...
Campus Technology 2015 Salary Survey: IT Pay
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The numbers are in: Our survey of higher education IT professionals gathered salary data for hundreds of tech leaders and staffers in colleges and universities across the country. More...
How Technology Can Drive Active, Perpetual Learning
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. That’s a parting comment familiar to every professor and student. And while bookmarking a course is useful, it’s also static, even limiting. Sure, the instructor issues assignments, but aside from group projects, class activities usually happen in isolation even though we know a collaborative environment expands and enriches education. More...
Google, micro-learning & the future of education
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Over the last several months my co-founder Chirag and I have spent a lot of time thinking about micro-learning as we build our startup, Lrn. More...
Students use local schools’ Wi-Fi to finish homework after class
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Last Tuesday afternoon, Walnut students Destiny Deleon, Julio Chamul and Ralph Deleon were using their Thinkpads to complete homework assignments. More...