U.S. News & World Report unranked the University of California, Berkeley and four other schools in its 2019 edition of its popular Best Colleges list after they acknowledged to the publication they provided incorrect information. More...
The Most Important Skills Recent Grads Need To Learn Today
According to LinkedIn, technical skills related to data and artificial intelligence are currently some of the most in-demand skills and a large number of recent grads are learning them. More...
MOOC-Based Alternative Credentials: What’s the Value for the Learner?
The most commonly identified benefit expected as a result of participating in the MOOC-based course series was improving current job performance. More...
Online Student Services: What, Where, Who, When, How, and Most Importantly, Why
Why support online learners? This is the easiest of all the questions to answer. Student success is why we do what we do. More...
What Do Students Get in Return for Their Tuition?
According to the figures reported, Arizona State spends $7,830 on instruction for each of its 103,530 students. Southern New Hampshire, in contrast, spends $1,224 and Western Governors, $1,980. Put another way, Southern New Hampshire’s per student instructional spending is just 16 percent of ASU’s, and WGU’s just 25 percent. More...
Efforts to “upskill” workers grow across industries
Employers are increasingly expected to upskill their workers and give them training to build additional high-demand skills. More...
4 applications for VR in higher education
Virtual reality (VR) is continuing to grow in both popularity and accessibility. And more and more higher education institutions are embracing VR technology. According to Internet2’s 2018 VR/AR in Research and Education Study, 28% of higher education institutions are integrating VR into their campuses, and that number is only going up. More...
Contrôle pédagogique des formations par apprentissage (agriculture)
Chaque ministère certificateur doit instaurer une mission chargée du contrôle pédagogique des formations par apprentissage conduisant à l'obtention des diplômes relevant de sa compétence. Le ministère en charge de l'agriculture a publié l'organisation de cette mission pour les formations conduisant aux diplômes de sa compétence. Plus...
Orientations prioritaires 2020-2022 du DPC des professionnels de santé
Les orientations du développement professionnel continu des professionnels de santé (lire notre fiche sur le DPC) ont été fixées pour les années 2020 à 2022. Plus...
Cadre national de scolarité et d'assiduité des étudiants
Les présidents ou les directeurs des établissements qui relèvent de l'autorité ou du contrôle du ministère chargé de l'enseignement supérieur doivent déterminer, dans le cadre défini au plan national, les conditions de scolarité et d'assiduité applicables aux étudiants inscrits dans leurs formations. Plus...