Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Software engineering jobs are expected to increase by more than 18% over the next seven years, nearly triple the rate of the entire labor market. More...
Deep Learning Isn’t a Dangerous Magic Genie. It’s Just Math
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Deep Learning is rapidly ‘eating’ artificial intelligence. But let’s not mistake this ascendant form of artificial intelligence for anything more than it really is. The famous author Arthur C. Clarke wrote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” More...
New report outlines how the wearables market is set to grow through 2020
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Classroom Wearables Technology Market 2016-2020” report to their offering. More...
Colorado startup seeks to track online learning
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Stackup is a web application and smart browser extension that currently works with Google Chrome that can be used to track users’ engagement on any given website. More...
Get Set Up to Succeed in an Online Degree Program
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Understanding the number of credits required for completing your online degree gives you a goal and end date to work toward. Before beginning classes, explore your access to student resources, like digital libraries and online tutoring. More...
College Board and Khan Academy ‘revolutionising’ student learning in US
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As students in the US receive their SAT test results, the university preparation association, the College Board and online learning platform, the Khan Academy are celebrating an unparalleled online learning uptake by the nation’s students. More...
Virtual Reality Lets Med Students Experience What It’s Like To Be 7
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Elder care is about to become much more empathetic. Embodied Labs has come up with a new virtual reality program called “We Are Alfred,” which allows young medical students to feel what it’s like to be an elderly individual experiencing audio and visual problems. More...
3 key trends to shape the future of higher ed
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Talent development marks the intersection between knowledge, which has long ruled higher education, and skills, which help students use their degree to get a new job — and colleges that want to rise to the top of a competitive pool have to excel at developing both. More...
Tablets will see a decline, then increase in 2018
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Worldwide tablet shipments are expected to decline for the second straight year in 2016, dropping 9.6 percent compared to 2015 volumes, according to a new International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker forecast. More...
50 Online Learning Tools That Will Keep The Kids Sharp All Summer
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. While you should not leave your kids alone with devices for hours at a stretch, neither is it correct to assume that all technology use will “fry their brains” as some well-meaning parents seem to believe. More...