Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Christine Greenhow, assistant professor of counseling, educational psychology and special education at Michigan State University’s College of Education is bringing the concept of telecommuting to the academy using robotic technology. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Depending on whom you ask, universities benefit in a few different ways. For some, the upside is that the courses may sow seeds for the MOOC students to eventually enroll at the university, generating revenue. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Studying on the fly will present some challenges, but it can be done. Lara Martini, who is Microsoft’s director of commercial markets strategy for Latin America, finished her MBA last fall despite traveling more than half the time. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A new qualitative study asks traditional college students what they think about massive open online courses, finding a number of concerns that mirror those of administrators. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It’s an exciting time to be in education. The longstanding operating models for both higher ed and K-12 are both in a state of flux, and while demands for innovation probably won’t create an all-new landscape, the resulting product of ongoing changes is likely to be unrecognizable compared to that of the last several decades. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A new study on the mobile device habits of college students shows they’re leaving their desktops behind and venturing out into an increasingly mobile landscape — one in which higher ed infrastructure will have to evolve to accommodate. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The University of Maryland University College plans to eliminate textbooks this fall to save students money by using resources online. More...