By Nick Hazelrigg. A recent study analyzed the perspectives of both students and instructors in regards to use of technology in the classroom setting. More...
22 août 2019
22 août 2019
The Limited Role of Evidence in Ed-Tech Decisions
By Lindsay McKenzie. A research study finds many higher ed institutions are selecting expensive new ed-tech tools without strong evidence they improve student learning. More...
22 août 2019
Changing Spaces
By Lindsay McKenzie. For-profit universities have for years offered in-person classes at campus locations to supplement their online curricula. But with in-person enrollments dwindling, some are rethinking the role these places play. More...
22 août 2019
The Texas Tech K-12 Pipeline
By Lindsay McKenzie. Texas Tech University created a K-12 school more than 25 years ago, but the school’s potential as a source of future university students is just starting to be realized. More...
21 août 2019
Transcript Revolution
By Greta Anderson. Mastery Transcript Consortium prepares for a world without traditional transcripts. More...
21 août 2019
Technology 1, ‘Credential Society’ 0
Randall Collins’s recently reissued 1979 book arguing that education and training are about credentialing rather than skills rings false in the digital age, Ryan Craig argues. More...
21 août 2019
5 Skills That Students Are Losing Because of Tech
Technology in the classroom has become not just expected but assumed. Educators and administrators strive to use and/or create the most digitally aligned curriculum available, ranging from e-books in place of print titles to fully interactive learning management systems. More...
20 août 2019
4 applications for VR in higher education
Virtual reality (VR) is continuing to grow in both popularity and accessibility. And more and more higher education institutions are embracing VR technology. According to Internet2’s 2018 VR/AR in Research and Education Study, 28% of higher education institutions are integrating VR into their campuses, and that number is only going up. More...
20 août 2019
5 Ways Technology Is Making Students Anxious
A new study that involved more than a million American high school students, found that adolescents who spent more time on screens (e.g., social media, the Internet, texting, gaming) and less time on non-screen activities, experienced lower psychological well-being. More...
20 août 2019
“The $300 textbook is dead,” says the CEO of textbook maker Pearson
So instead of selling giant hardcover textbooks like Calculus: Early Transcendentals (list price for a new hardcover copy: $277.20), Pearson is going to start renting digital textbooks for $40 to $80, updating them over the air. More...
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