Techno-News Blog. A lack of widely available broadband is correlated to a smaller percentage of residents with college degrees or certificates. That’s the suggestion of a presentation made recently in Florida to the Higher Education Coordinating Council. More...
You can now take an online course to learn how to build a flying or self-driving car
Techno-News Blog. Udacity revealed two new programs in flying and self-driving cars. “Intro to Self-Driving Cars” promises to teach students “the essentials of building a self-driving car” over four months for 10 hours per week. More...
Future-Proofing College by Embracing ‘Purpose Learning’
Techno-News Blog. How can we help students chart a course for themselves and prepare them for the careers and gigs of an AI world. More...
Binge Learning: What Online Education Can Learn from Netflix
Techno-News Blog. We generally consider binging a bad thing, but a new study conducted by Wharton professors Eric Bradlow, J. Wesley Hutchinson, and doctoral candidate Tong Lu, suggests that binging content helps us learn better. More...
Cornell, Carnegie Researchers Aim to Hold Computers Accountable for Their Decisions
Techno-News Blog. A team of researchers led by professors at Cornell University will launch a project designed to ensure that automated decision-making systems respect privacy and come to their decisions fairly. More...
4 Recommendations for Closing Broadband Equity Gaps
Techno-News Blog. 4 Recommendations for Closing Broadband Equity Gaps
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and Education Networks of America (ENA) have released a new report examining the steps states are taking to close the gaps in wireless access between their schools and districts. More...
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ARE COMPUTERS TAKING OVER FOR TEACHERS?
Techno-News Blog. If you’re an educator, you’ve probably noticed that the profession has undergone significant change in the last few years. With the growth of the flipped classroom model and the plethora of resources available via apps and websites, teachers are no longer considered the experts. More...
Minecraft: Education Edition Reboots The Oregon Trail
Techno-News Blog. Since its debut last year, educators and students in 115 countries are currently using Minecraft: Education Edition. Starting today, classrooms will be able to play a popular educational game from the past within Minecraft’s sandbox world. More...
Wearables to See Double-Digit Growth through 2021
Techno-News Blog. Sales of wearable devices will post double-digit gains each year through 2021, according to a new forecast from International Data Corp. (IDC). Vendors will sell 121.7 million devices this year, according to the forecast, up 16.6 percent over last year’s 104.4 million shipments. By 2021, the company predicts total sales to reach 229.5 million units on the strength of a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.2 percent. More...
Online courses, initially slow to boot, now dominate some curricula
Techno-News Blog. Back in the era of dial-up Internet and floppy discs, Mary Hawkins helped guide Bellevue University into the then mostly uncharted world of online education. It was 1996. Hawkins, who was less than a year into her tenure as university president, established Bellevue’s first online offering – an undergraduate management class. More...