By . Young people in the Arab world place most of their trust in their families, and very little in formal politics and public institutions. They have high—even unrealistic—expectations regarding their future. Some of the best educated and most civically minded among them are also the most eager to emigrate. More...
Arab Universities on the Road to Virtual Reality
By . Arab researchers are starting to join the virtual-reality movement, recognizing its potential in training, investigative learning and data visualization. More...
New Report Strikes an Optimistic Note on Arab Education
By . Most countries in the Arab world have been placed in the “very high” category in a worldwide table that ranks countries based on young people’s digital skills and their access to basic and secondary education. Predictably, the Gulf states top the Arab list. More...
How chatbots will change the face of campus technology
By Jami Morshed. There are a multitude of ways chatbots can help to streamline the student affairs and services process, maybe as soon as next semester. More...
Four-year programs at community colleges face ‘underground’ opposition
By Max Filby. Ohio’s Sinclair Community College wants to offer four-year degrees, but its president says the plan is getting push-back from an influential lobby: traditional four-year universities. More...
Is neuroeducation the key to online retention?
By Sarah Horn. Two realities are converging in higher education in an unsettling way. First, college and universities are being increasingly confronted by the changing needs of the post-traditional student, causing more institutions to incorporate a variety of online offerings. Second, staggering drop-out rates continue to plague the higher education institution, as colleges and universities still lose around 40 percent of undergraduate students to attrition before those students can graduate. More...
Is higher ed finding its ideal in micro-master’s?
By Jeremy Cunningham. Relevancy within post-grad careers just became as easy as a 5-course plan called a micro-master's. More...
4 ways technology is effectively bridging higher ed to the workforce
By Meris Stansbury. Internet- and technology-based supports are helping traditional colleges and universities reach the national goal of helping students find their place in the workforce. More...
10 must-know takeaways from EDUCAUSE 2016
By Meris Stansbury. Couldn’t attend the EDUCAUSE 2016 conference? Here’s a condensed list of the important things you don’t want to miss. More...
Blockchain-based credentials may catapult credentialing movement
By Meris Stansbury. Leaders from Learning Machine, MIT Media Lab, and Carnegie Mellon University engaged in a groundbreaking conversation with a packed house of EdTech vendors and education leaders at the annual EDUCAUSE conference. More...