Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Central Michigan University is helping its students with disabilities be more independent with some new technology. The new programs are available for students with disabilities who register for them at CMU’s Mount Pleasant campus. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have some company. Today, more than one in five working-age Americans is a college dropout. Unfortunately, most dropouts aren’t tech billionaires. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Kennesaw State University in Georgia has dubbed its entry into the world of massive open online courses a success — not by the traditional standard of course completion, but based on branding, student access, and return on investment. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Google, during its I/O 2015 developer conference in May had announced a partnership with Udacity to launch a six-course Android Development Nanodegree. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Concordia has joined with the Council of Independent Colleges, an organization dedicated to helping small liberal arts colleges, in offering a new program called Consortium for Online Humanities Instruction this year. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. With Shmoop’s new customizable course option, teachers are no longer subject to the whims of online course providers. Now they can create the course that works best for their students. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Welcome to your window into online learning at Harvard. Curated by Harvard Alumni Association alumni volunteers, this selection of courses reflects the variety of topics, platforms, and structures the University has to offer. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As part of a seemingly long running partnership, Google has today announced a new collaboration with Udacity in the form of a new course focusing on Android Wear development. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In a recent Educause Review essay, Joshua Kim noted that campus CIOs must have one foot in daily technology operations, one foot in strategic decision-making and one foot in the larger discussion of how higher education is evolving. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The University of Alaska Anchorage shares best practices from its institution-wide electronic portfolio implementation and new approaches to gain rapid traction among faculty and students. More...