By . New research delves into the personal experiences of first year online learners in an effort to understand low retention rates. More...
Gen Z is about to take over higher education—here’s what to expect
By Lisa Malat. Survey finds digital natives “Gen Z” set to reshape higher ed landscape with focus on careers, dependence on technology. More...
New program opens for STEM community college students
By Bridget Webster. A California university is opening a 2-year program to help community college STEM students earn bachelor’s degrees. More...
Penn State, Dreamit to launch ed-tech accelerator
By Shawn Annarelli. Ed-tech entrepreneurs will soon have a platform for launching their startups. More...
Editorial Pick 2015: Biggest cloud challenge? It’s not the technology
By Andrew Barbour. As universities migrate enterprise applications to the cloud, change management—not technical challenges—is proving to be the biggest hurdle of all. More...
Editorial Pick 2015: 5 major trends in higher education’s use of social media
By . If you want to know how other colleges and universities are using social media today, know this: they’re using it like any other media-savvy millennial. More...
Editorial Pick 2015: Is your institution under Chinese cyberattack?
By . In May, the College of Engineering at Penn State shut down its network for several days in response to a cyberattack, making it the latest in a long line of higher education institutions to suffer network breaches in recent years. More...
Most Popular of 2015, No. 2: 20 should-know technology tidbits from EDUCAUSE
By . Enabling personalized learning, ensuring mobile capacity and security, and partnering with industry leaders to provide game-changing solutions dominated the exhibit hall at this year’s EDUCAUSE 2015. More...
Most Popular of 2015, No. 1: Moving past the myths of mobile learning
By . By now, educators are familiar with the term mLearning, having experienced its rush in classroom popularity starting as early as 2000. But two researchers say it’s now imperative that educators slough off the myths from the reality to avoid ineffective classroom practice moving forward. More...
Leaders give their 2016 higher-ed predictions
By . Virtual Reality is the technology that will dominate 2016, and data will basically permeate every aspect of campus decision-making. At least, that’s what a handful of higher-ed’s innovation and technology visionaries are predicting. More...