By Inge Ignatia de Waard. This is a great set of mobile learning papers (proceedings available here) written for the 15th mLearn conference that was organised in Sydney, Australia on 24-26 October 2016. The theme chosen for the conference was Mobile Learning Futures – Sustaining Quality Research and Practice in Mobile Learning. Read more...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. After President Obama announced a goal last year to make community college free for all Americans, no state has moved as aggressively as California. More...
By . The news that students at City, University of London have voted to ban The Sun, Daily Mail and Express newspapers from its campus – a ban which could be extended to other media organisations – is just the latest example of how free speech is under threat at universities across the globe. More...By . Many academics, including myself, have explored why free higher education is not economically viable in South Africa. More...
By Barbara McFadden Allen, Ruth Watkins and Robin Kaler. In a hypothetical example, Barbara McFadden Allen, Ruth Watkins and Robin Kaler explore why presidents should become educated about fund-raising early in their careers. Read more...
By Ashley A. Smith. A Texas community college system is hoping the appeal of free summer courses will drive students to move from part-time to full-time status, giving completion rates a boost. Read more...
By Scott Jaschik. Leaders of state universities hear differing views on how to uphold academic values at a time when many students feel under siege and misunderstood. Read more...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Commoditization of Deep Learning
Geoffrey Bradway, Medium, 2016/10/07
'Deep Learning' is the use of neural networks to do smart things, like grade papers or make recommendations. This article addresses the "commoditization" of deep learning, that is, the trend toward making the data and algorithms available for free. More...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A new, free website is making it easier for University of Tennessee students to plan and enroll in the classes they need. More...
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