By Meris Stansbury. Faculty give advice for navigating the informal waters of social network connections with students and alumni. More...

By Meris Stansbury. A new brief from the commerce side of the arena says that employers are anxious to have more of a say in higher ed’s talent pipeline. But how to accomplish closing the skills gap under current accreditation rules that don’t always focus on outcomes. More...

By Meris Stansbury. From colleges’ and universities’ decisions to allow student “maker” portfolios in admissions, to companies eager to hire talent that can demonstrate creative, problem-solving skill, the maker movement is gaining traction in education…and in the app store. More...

A new attendance platform for Blackboard Learn, Qwickly Attendance, helps instructors track and grade student attendance while allowing for a variety of student check-in and card-swipe options. More...

By Jennifer Langston. The upside of wi-fi is that it’s everywhere – invisibly connecting laptops to printers, allowing smartphones to make calls or stream movies without cell service, and letting online gamers battle it out. More...

By Meris Stansbury. First-ever report reveals the most prolific innovators in the U.S. are not young entrepreneurial college dropouts; rather, highly educated immigrants with STEM degrees. More...

By Ron Bethke. In an innovative move, faculty from colleges and universities are working with a tech company to create fully mobile, real-world, cloud-based virtual labs. More...

Centralized platform helps instructors manage and automate employer-based projects for real-world experience. More...