Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Seven public research universities are embarking on a three-year project focused on improving undergraduate education through personalized learning and adaptive courseware. More...
Survey: College business officers say higher ed in crisis
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A survey conducted by Inside Higher Ed found a majority of college business officials agree higher education is in financial crisis, with a bleak outlook for the next 10 years. More...
How to fix the college lecture
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A recent study indicates lecture hall-style classes increase the probability of failure by 55%. More...
How to Make E-Learning So People Really Learn: Q&A With Ethan Edwards
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In this Q&A podcast, I speak with Ethan Edwards, who facilitates ATD’s E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate and Advanced E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate. More...
5 Best Sites That Will Help You Hone Your Skills
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Do you want to hone your existing skills or pick up some new one? But, do you have time to do so? Are you willing to go back to school to learn those skills. More...
Considering a mobile app for your institution? Keep these 5 things in mind
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Understanding the goal of how to best help students is one of several points to consider in developing an institutional mobile app. More...
College Research Initiative is Anything but Traditional
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. But after a brief conversation with Mary Ellen Deutsch, the time-crunched second year student, talk soon shifts to family, a house on Chicago’s North Shore and the pressures of the job as an HR executive. More...
Delft University attracts one million students for its online courses Education
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Delft University of Technology has signed up its one millionth student for its online lectures or Massive Open Online Course programme. The university launched its first courses, on solar energy and water treatment, in September 2013. It now offers 36 different MOOCs, ranging from ‘leadership for engineers’ to aerospace. More...
Online courses give students, teachers flexibility
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. More than 900 students from Indian Prairie District 204, Naperville District 203 and Wheaton Warrenville District 200 are participating in the first session of an online learning consortium known as eLo, or Expanding Learning Opportunities. More...
Half of Online Students Would Not Opt for Live Courses
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. New research into the demographics of online college students found 50 percent of them would probably not choose to attend classes on a physical campus. More...