By Phil Hill. Leading into BbWorld16, Blackboard’s annual users conference in the air conditioned bunker of The Venetian in Las Vegas, the company announced that they were partnering with IBM. More...
18 juillet 2016
17 juillet 2016
Can colleges turn to a healthcare model to boost retention rates?
By Andrew Barbour. A patient-care model borrowed from the healthcare sector is helping Middle Tennessee State University created a tiered student-support system designed to improve retention rates. More...
17 juillet 2016
10 apps that block mobile distractions
By Meris Stansbury. As devices become a ubiquitous necessity during class, these apps can help curb mobile distractions—a plus for professors and students. More...
17 juillet 2016
Higher-ed IT leaders list their top 10 priorities
By Laura Devaney. Though colleges and universities are open environments, campus IT leaders face a number of challenges as digital technology use grows, said members of a recent national panel. In other words, BYOD isn’t a problem of the past, it’s still very much the challenge now. Also, security trumps all. More...
17 juillet 2016
Next-generation performance analytics solutions released
SOASTA Data Science Workbench now delivers third-party resource analytics, conversion impact and activity impact scores, session path analysis, and predictive analytics. More...
17 juillet 2016
Design contest challenges students to create assistive tools
A new design contest, called Within Reach, is challenging students to create new assistive tools for the chance to win a 3D printer, touchscreen controller, and other prizes. More...
17 juillet 2016
University uses self-service tech to improve retention, graduation rates
Administrators and staff at Wayne State University are dedicated to helping students succeed. But accessing student-level data to guide their strategy was challenging. More...
17 juillet 2016
Hispanic-serving community colleges targets student success
Beginning in Fall of 2017, all 70,000 students enrolled in the Pima Community College District of Tucson, Arizona will have access to Starfish by Hobsons, a technology platform that aims to make it easier to identify academic and career goals, collaborate with advisors and faculty, and make better informed decisions about courses and majors. More...
17 juillet 2016
Akademos, Missouri Valley College partner on textbook affordability
Akademos, Inc., a provider of integrated online bookstores and marketplaces for educational institutions, announced that Missouri Valley College, a private career-oriented liberal arts college, has joined its growing list of partner institutions. More...
17 juillet 2016
White House funded partnership to train disadvantaged youth for tech jobs
The Software Guild is partnering with LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, Queens to provide free, high-quality software development education to at-risk youth and underserved populations. The program, known as TechIMPACT, is funded by a $3.9 million grant awarded to LaGuardia by the White House and US Department of Labor‘s TechHire Initiative. More...
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