Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Online classes in Georgia originally were designed to accommodate ambitious students in rural areas who lacked options for AP or accelerated classes. More...
Flaws in wireless keyboards let hackers snoop on everything you type
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Your wireless keyboard is giving up your secrets — literally. With an antenna and wireless dongle worth a few bucks, and a few lines of Python code, a hacker can passively and covertly record everything you type on your wireless keyboard from hundreds of feet away. More...
California community colleges get $5M to boost OER access
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. California Gov. Jerry Brown recently gave $5 million to the state’s community colleges to expand open-source textbook development for the system’s 2.1 million students. More...
Student bandwidth demands create cost, access concern for campuses
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Colleges nationwide seek ways to monitor, pay for campus bandwidth as demand increases among students for streaming services. More...
3 Ways to Use MOOCs to Advance Your Career
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. I’ve found there are at least three good ways to learn from MOOCs, depending on your goals and the time you plan to spend. In some cases, it makes sense to go for a certificate, which means completing all the coursework and usually costs money. More...
Why Online Certifications Are Key To Professional Success
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Simply put, online certifications deliver incredible returns for the investment, both in terms of time and resources. More...
UGA’s online courses lift summer enrollment to new record
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Enrollment in University of Georgia’s slate of online summer school courses has more than doubled in two years, helping push the university’s summer school enrollment to a new record this year. More...
Ask 5 Questions to Decide Between Online, Blended MBA Programs
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Prospective MBA students might ultimately narrow their options to completely online and blended options. Experts say the ultimate decision often boils down to whether they want the total flexibility that an online-only education provides, or opportunities for face-to-face communication. More...
Virtual Arkansas instructors go through intensive training in online ed
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Arkansas created the Virtual Arkansas program in response to statewide demand for online courses at the K-12 level, but it hired its teachers for their content area expertise and few had experience teaching in the online format. More...
Building a New Model for Data-Driven Decision-Making
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. By creating a centralized Office of Analytics and developing a flexible analytics platform, the University of Maryland University College has leveraged data to reduce recruiting expenses, increase course completion and student persistence rates, and inform university policy. More...