Techno-News Blog. U.S. teenagers think they are savvy about cybersecurity–so much that nearly one-third skirt school safeguards to access banned content and 29 percent admit to using tech devices to cheat in school–but more than twice that many say they know of classmates who have cheated with devices, a survey found. More...
4 Steps for Students to Get Organized for Online Courses
Techno-News Blog. Even as thousands of students head back to college campuses nationwide, enrollment in online courses continues to grow. For students starting online courses, it’s important to set yourself up for success – particularly if you work full or part time and juggle other family and personal responsibilities. More...
Digital literacy a key factor for employers, report finds
Techno-News Blog. Higher ed institutions ought to be prioritizing digital literacy skills revolving around digital savvy, creativity, and complex thinking, as employers increasingly value these qualities in college graduates. The World Economic Forum predicts 35% of the top ten skills employers say they want will change by 2020, and will increasing include to include these competencies, according to a new report from the New Media Consortium. More...
Freshman Orientations Now Include Online Learning
Techno-News Blog. Most colleges and universities now have some sort of online orientation. In some cases, it’s a simple required module solely designed to ensure all new students know how to log into the universities learning platform prior to the start of classes. More...
How adults can compete for ‘new-collar’ jobs
Techno-News Blog. It wasn’t so long ago that people with a high-school diploma, a good work ethic, and a strong body could build solid, middle-class careers in blue-collar jobs like manufacturing and construction. That’s no longer possible. More...
Smartwatches Overtake Fitness Trackers
Techno-News Blog. Shipments of wearable devices continued to improve in the second quarter of 2017, showing a 10.3 percent improvement over the same period last year, according to a new report from International Data Corp. (IDC). More...
Faculty Say Laptops, Mobile Phones Are Most Popular Student Devices
Techno-News Blog. Any faculty member who has looked out at a sea of open laptops in class can tell you that the devices are the go-to technology for college and university students today. More...
Most Ed Institutions Unprepared for Data Risks
Techno-News Blog. Nearly four in five, 77 percent, of education institutions are unprepared for IT risks, according to a new survey from Netwrix. More...
Seven Steps toward IT Accessibility Compliance
Techno-News Blog. Colleges and universities are subject to various laws and regulations regarding the accessibility of the IT resources they provide. Accessibility leadership can and should come from different levels of an organization. More...
Georgia Tech presents model for designing online degrees
Techno-News Blog. In a guest post for Evolllution, Shabana Figueroa and Yakut Gazi of Georgia Institute of Technology’s Professional Education (GTPE) division detail how the institution worked to develop an efficient design approach for its second entirely-online master’s degree program, which would also improve student user experience studied from the launch of the first online degree. More...