Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Arkansas State’s fall graduation took place Saturday morning, but those who did their work online received a little more. Online graduates got the chance Saturday to meet their instructors in person. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. When textbook material gets dated — particularly in current affairs or business topics — what is an instructor to do? Some have found a solution in the Flipboard news reader, which aggregates stories in a magazine-format mobile app. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Faculty leadership may not be as strongly felt in competency-based education (CBE) programs as it ought to be. Only 15 percent of CBE faculty and staff members are tenured or on the tenure track and only about one in five (19 percent) participate in shared governance activities. What this suggests is that CBE programs don’t have the kind of independent faculty oversight common to more traditional instructional formats. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The University of Maryland hosted a demonstration of its new virtual and augmented reality laboratory recently, showing off the lab’s potential to support research, education and training in the sciences, engineering, medicine and industry. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online learning is revolutionizing the way people build our careers. Comprehensive programming and design courses enable us to hone and develop new skills, make massive career shifts, and earn more money. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Your education shouldn’t stop when you leave the classroom. Learning new skills is a great way to expand your mind and get ahead in your career — and it’s easier than ever with a plethora of online classes just a click away. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Education is a key to fending off population loss and poverty in rural America, data from a USDA report show. That’s one assessment in a U.S. Department of Agriculture report that says that higher education represents a way to offset increasing poverty and population declines in rural America. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The Harvard Extension School will offer a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program next year, a first for the school. The program’s inaugural cohort of students will begin online coursework in June and earn a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in global studies and a Master of Liberal Arts in management. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Researchers at the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities have issued “Equity Matters: Digital and Online Learning for Students with Disabilities.” More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The virtue of such electronic information is the greater control students have over their curriculum, allowing them to proceed at their own pace and in their own style. The digital revolution enables real-time assessment of student performance. More...