Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. When edtech companies approach Kara Monroe, they all tout how their product is different from everybody else’s. More...
Using Kinect Sensors and Facial Recognition in the Classroom
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A project at Carnegie Mellon University promises to change that with the use of sensors in the classroom hooked to software to help TAs — especially those from other countries — refine their teaching skills in STEM courses. More...
Education in the ‘Fourth Wave’ of Science-Driven Economic Advancement
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Michio Kaku — theoretical physicist, author and pop science celebrity — has an emphatic message for educators: We are rapidly entering what he terms the “fourth-wave” of scientific advancement, and it’s the duty of educators to prepare young people to survive and thrive in the radically different milieu that portends. More...
NYU seeks to expand online learning in Shanghai
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. New York University has launched a series of instructional videos on social media to pilot content delivery to students at its Shanghai campus, attracting hundreds of thousands of views in just days. More...
Raytheon introduces online classes to prepare US residents for extreme weather
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Raytheon has launched a suite of weather preparedness training modules to help teach the general public and school-aged children how to keep themselves safe before, during and after significant weather events. More...
Why e-learning is better than face-to-face
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Many people continue to see e-learning as a poor alternative to face-to-face learning. This is often based on poor experiences with uninspiring e-learning courses that simply plonk a slide presentation or PDF onto a web page, with little thought for engagement or interaction. More...
Codecademy, the free online coding school, raises another $30M led by Naspers
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Codecademy, an online coding school with 16 million registered users, has built out its footprint without charging its students a penny to use it. More...
Flipping the classroom requires patience, time management
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Flipping a classroom requires small-scale goals in changing coursework and reevaluating learning outcomes. More...
Juggling work and university study in 2016 couldn’t be easier
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. There was a time when juggling studies with work, social life, and a family was just not possible. More...
Competency-Based Education and Predictive Analytics: Learning from Transfers
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The competency-based program at Texas A&M University–Commerce has begun to analyze enrollment data to better understand their transfer student population and make predictions regarding future students. More...