Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The Internet being able to provide more convenient and reliable channels can help students professionally. Students are now able to make good use of online resources to help shape their skills and advance their careers at their pace. More...
Access without excellence is not equity
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. If the United States wants to reclaim its place as the country with the greatest portion of adults with postsecondary degrees, greater attention must be paid to issues around equity. More...
Employers placing lower value on grades, extracurriculars
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The fifth annual study of global employability found that, in 2015, employers cared less about grades and extracurriculars and focused more on skills like innovation, leadership, and networking. More...
Anyone can build a MOOC
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. How can Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) be financially sustainable when they are so expensive to build? Well one group of educators in Europe disagree on the grounds that it does not have to cost that much to build one. More...
Are Start-Up Schools Like Minerva and Udacity Changing the Higher Education Model?
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Colleges and universities may be steeped in tradition but when it comes to modern living they are failing to give businesses what they need: qualified graduates. More...
Study: Higher ed falling behind fast in digital transformation
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A study of college and university digital content management practices found schools are doing little more than publishing content, missing opportunities to deliver experiences and better engage students. More...
MOOCs and higher education: evolution or revolution?
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Four years after the MOOCs craze began, where are we today? MOOCs provide a good example of our tendency to overestimate the significance of innovations in the short term whilst underestimating their long-term impact. More...
Tablet Market Slides Worldwide, Though Detachables See Continued Growth
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Worldwide tablet shipments slumped 14.7 percent during the first quarter of 2016, according to preliminary data released today by the International Data Corp. More...
The Keys to Designing Successful Open Course Experiences
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As more universities develop open courses, instructional designers and faculty members are experimenting with how to design environments that are compelling and valuable to participants. More...
Coding: 16-year-old Fremont student writes AP test-prep book, creates online course
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Moksh Jawa, 16, captures the essence of Silicon Valley startup thinking and energy. “Why not?” might be his motto. As a seventh-grader, he studied up on the Internet and taught himself coding. As a freshman, after studying on his own, he passed the AP Computer Science A exam with a 5, the highest score possible. More...