By Carl Straumsheim. Unizin is “the Internet2 for digital education,” its founders say. It’s about “creating common gauge rails.” It will be a “goldmine for researchers.” And it begins with Canvas, Instructure’s learning management system. The digital learning consortium, announced Wednesday morning, aims to simplify how universities share learning analytics, content and software platforms. Read more...
By Charlie Tyson. The filmmaker Andrew Rossi seems drawn to industries in decline. (Or alleged decline, anyway.) Rossi’s 2011 documentary “Page One” chronicled The New York Times’ efforts to withstand a brutal media climate. His latest venture, “Ivory Tower,” which debuts Friday in New York and Los Angeles, casts its lens on another institution in crisis: the world of nonprofit higher education. Read more...
By Paul Fain. The term "adaptive learning" can mean many things, even to colleges that have begun experimenting with it.
A broad definition is the use of software -- often driven by data collection -- to create a more individualized learning experience for students. Experts say adaptive learning has promise in tailoring coursework and supports to students, which could boost retention and graduation rates. Read more...
By . Academic success is not reflected in employment outcomes, say Manchester University researchers. Britain's ethnic minorities still face significant barriers to social mobility despite many having better qualifications than their white counterparts, according to researchers at the University of Manchester. Chinese, Indian, Irish, Bangladeshi and black African students are now outperforming their white British peers in obtaining five or more GSCEs at grade A* to C, but increased attainment over the past 20 years has failed to translate into improved job outcomes, say academics from the Centre on Dynamics of Ethnicity. More...
By . Findings by the University of Manchester, which are to be presented at the House of Lords on Thursday, show that despite increased educational attainment, ethnic minorities still face barriers to employment and social mobility. More...
By . As the UK's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills seeks views on capital investment in science and research, the Royal Society of Chemistry looks ahead to 2020 and the basic ingredients we need to create a successful science base. More...
By Louise Tickle. The University of the People can now hand out degrees to its online students – but will employers take them seriously?
Even if the heady attention of one-to-one tutorials is the stuff of Oxbridge dreams for most, personal attention from tutors who challenge students' thinking in small seminar groups is often cited as critical to the quality of learning in higher education, and integral to the value of a degree. More...
By Jeremy Clayton. The government has committed to spend nearly £6bn on research infrastructure over the next five years. Jeremy Clayton, director of research base in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, looks forward to hearing your views on how the money should be spent. More...
By Abby Young-Powell and Libby Page. Unknown benefactors are leaving envelopes of money around the UK and America – and now they've hit uni campuses too. Free cash on campus: too good to be true? The new Twitter account, Cash on Campus, has been tweeting clues about hidden money they've left on university campuses. More...
By Kim Thomas. Students increasingly want their courses to move in step with the demands of the modern economy, so how can universities introduce more flexible structures while maintaining standards?
For a brief period, the popular image of the university student was embodied by Sebastian Flyte of Brideshead Revisited: 18-years old, male, privileged, and ready to spend three years in one of the world's most elite institutions. More...
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