By Meris Stansbury. According to a new report, thanks to a lack of digital options and tedious online protocols part of many campus technology initiatives, students say they study less and think less of their university. More...
2 juillet 2016
2 juillet 2016
Could Microsoft’s LinkedIn revolutionize competency-based learning?
By Meris Stansbury. LinkedIn has the user data and focus on competency-based employment skills and career advancement. Microsoft has the computational ability to turn CBE into an HR goldmine. More...
2 juillet 2016
Freakonomics author: 4 ways data could be tricking you
By Meris Stansbury. When higher ed leaders discuss big data these days, as well as its potential to help predict future trends and, therefore, courses of action, stories about turkey breasts, hand washing and monkey sex don’t also make the rounds; but according to the Freakonomics author, they should. More...
2 juillet 2016
30 technologies ushering in the future for education
By Meris Stansbury and Stephen Noonoo. If the bright lights and casino bling of Las Vegas weren’t enough to dazzle conference-goers from around the world, the awe-inspiring displays of futuristic technology littering the Infocomm 2016 show floor certainly were, such as Epson’s trippy Infinity Room and LG’s mind-bending OLED curved tiling display. More...
2 juillet 2016
Whoa: Stunning data on class of 2015 employment
By Meris Stansbury. New report shows majority of 2015 class are employed; especially for those in one specific area of study. More...
2 juillet 2016
When using data, remember monkey sex
By Meris Stansbury. When you talk about big data these days, as well as its potential to help predict future trends and, therefore, courses of action, stories about turkey breasts, hand washing and monkey sex don’t also make the rounds; but according to the Freakonomics author, they should. More...
2 juillet 2016
5 ways to un-suck higher ed standardized assessments
By Meris Stansbury. As colleges and universities are increasingly required to “prove” efficacy of teaching and learning, many conversations—especially at the federal level—are circling around developing standardized assessments for higher education. More...
2 juillet 2016
Saddening: Women say colleges not preparing them for a career
By Meris Stansbury. Only four in 10 (40 percent) college seniors, and a similar number of college students overall, feel their college experience has been helpful in preparing for a career—and percentage that drops to 19 percent for women when asked if they feel very prepared for their career overall. More...
2 juillet 2016
15 higher education revelations from NCES
By Meris Stansbury. It’s nice when trending assumptions get fact-checked. Using a more formal description, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released its “Condition of Education” report for 2016, required by Congress to measure key indicators on important topics and trends in U.S. education. More...
2 juillet 2016
Les universités numériques thématiques - Rapport n° 2016-032 - Mai 2016
Ce rapport évoque dans un premier temps les réponses à apporter aux critiques adressées aux universités numériques thématiques (U.N.T.) en examinant si leur triple postulat de naissance gardait sa pertinence, à savoir la nécessité d’une impulsion nationale pour le développement des équipements et usages du numérique, la légitimité d’opérateurs délégués par discipline, une mission principale de production de ressources très variées. Dans un second temps, il aborde les évolutions profondes que doivent maintenant assumer les U.N.T. et les deux conditions, ne dépendant pas d’elles, pour que leur action soit pleinement efficace : la clarification du rôle que l’État entend proposer aux UNT par rapport aux autres acteurs intervenant dans le numérique pédagogique et le soutien du ministère et des établissements aux politiques d’innovation pédagogique et à leurs prescripteurs, les enseignants-chercheurs.
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