Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Fort Smith schools are the first to connect to Arkansas’ improved high-speed Internet system designed to offer speeds 40 times faster than the current statewide average. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. What happens when a school throws out the textbooks and tells teachers that they are going to become authors themselves by creating curriculum in real time as the semester progresses. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. I think MOOCs allow universities to take their great content and project it onto a larger audience than they ever did before.  Twitter Perhaps not surprisingly, this allows universities to reach a much larger, much more diverse audience than has ever been possible. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It turns out special education isn’t just for special education students. And, it seems there’s an app for almost everything and everyone. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Credentials are as important as ever in applying for a job, but nowadays there are more kinds to choose from. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Cutting tenure protections is appealing to some college and university chiefs because it gives them more control over cutting programs when academic demands shift. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. If you’re unhappy at work, don’t complain to your coder friends. Chances are they won’t be able to relate. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Google and seven other ISPs have joined a new U.S. government pilot program to connect 275,000 low-income households to the Internet for free or at reduced rates. U.S. President Barack Obama will discuss the initiative, called ConnectHome, Wednesday in Durant, Oklahoma. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. This week, the University of Chicago (U. of C.) is releasing a free online law course. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Once upon a time, educators recoiled from the idea of online education. More...