By Doug Lederman. RedShelf and McGraw-Hill Education have expanded their partnership to integrate McGraw-Hill's Connect courseware and content into the learning management systems of colleges that use RedShelf's inclusive access platform, the two companies announced. More...
A Glimpse Inside the Purdue-Kaplan Deal
By Doug Lederman. Purdue's president and the head of the company that owns Kaplan's services provider offer a peek behind the scenes of a highly unusual arrangement. More...
650 Courses and 52 Degree Pathways From Community College OER Initiative
By Doug Lederman. The Open Educational Resources Degree Initiative established by Achieving the Dream has resulted in the creation of hundreds of new courses and dozens of degree pathways aimed at lowering students' costs and increasing their chances of earning credentials, the organization said in a news release. More...
A (Very) Different Kind of Learning Innovation
By Doug Lederman. All sorts of new technologies are hitting the market to help students learn. Adaptive learning. Virtual reality. The osmosis pillow. More...
Innovation in Higher Ed
By Doug Lederman. "Innovation in Higher Ed" is Inside Higher Ed's new on-demand compilation of articles. You may download a copy free, here. More...
Tulane Selects Noodle Partners for Professional Advancement Programs
By Doug Lederman. Tulane University's School of Professional Advancement has selected Noodle Partners to help it take its applied learning programs for working adults online, the two entities announced. Noodle already works with Tulane's School of Social Work. More...
New Models for Educational Materials
By Doug Lederman. "New Models for Educational Materials" is Inside Higher Ed's new on-demand compilation of articles. You may download a copy free, here. More...
Online Learning's Complex, Fractured Landscape
By Doug Lederman. Survey of chief online officers shows enormous variation in how colleges define and structure digital education, in terms of pricing, program structure and use of instructional design. More...
Flawed Judgment in Use of Force Against Students?
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. Only some college and university police officers are being trained to handle students' mental health crises, experts say. More...
Mild Concussions, Big Problems
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The devastating effects of repeated concussions on college athletes have been well documented -- brain disease that can lead to mood changes, concentration problems and even suicidal tendencies. What researchers haven’t captured much -- until now -- is how milder brain injuries can do the same (to a degree). More...