Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Students in Art Goldberg’s English composition classes at Miami-Dade College and Broward College have a different experience than their peers in most introductory college writing courses. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Efforts to cut college costs are paying off for Georgia students. Students in Georgia’s public University System saved the most money of any school or school system on textbooks last year through an open publishing program known as OpenStax, a Rice University-based publisher. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A new brief from a public policy think tank suggests getting rid of the link between federal student aid and college accreditation and even allowing the market to choose which schools are worthy of staying open. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Each year, 50,000 students participate in Carnegie Mellon University’s online academic courses as part of the institution’s Open Learning Initiative (OLI). More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Improving educational delivery is a core focus of MIT, and also a priority for training new generations of teachers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The first machine-based search of online hacker marketplaces identifies over 300 significant cyberthreats every week. In February 2015, Microsoft identified a critical vulnerability in its Windows operating system that potentially allowed a malicious attacker to remotely control the targeted computer. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Thanks to online courses and the initiatives of a few individuals, youngsters from underprivileged backgrounds are learning to crack the code. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. New software from researchers at MIT could make even the most complex databases easier for non-experts to use. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The Science and Technology Committee recently published a report stating that the digital skills gap is costing the UK economy £63 billion a year in lost GDP. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. At Udacity, tech-savvy students earn nanodegrees for a fraction of the cost of a traditional degree. We live in tiny houses, make micropayments and use mini fridges. More...