By . According to researchers around the world, there is increasing momentum from some of the world’s most innovative universities to align curriculum, research and overall mission to city development that specifically focuses on technology-based systems and services. In other words, progressive higher education is linking itself more than ever to the Internet of Everything. More...
4 hiring trends that harm students, faculty
By . A new report emphasizes the importance of faculty and student interaction, noting its critical influence on student success, but also warns of a number of trends decreasing the potential for this interaction.
The report, Back to School in Higher Ed: Who Needs Faculty?, comes from the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education. More...
Carnegie, XanEdu partner to improve math delivery
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and mobile content provider XanEdu have partnered to deliver developmental math programs to higher education instructors. More...
New platform addresses content consumption
A new platform has launched in an effort to provide content publishers with granular control of how their content is consumed. More...
CalArts launches open online game design
The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is launching a cluster of online courses titled Game Design: Art and Concepts on Coursera. More...
EdCast launches “10 Minute Insight” series
Social knowledge network EdCast has launched a “10 Minute Insight Series” offering an interactive setting for global influencers to share their specialized insights to help better the world. More...
Which 100 universities are the most innovative?
Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University top the inaugural Reuters Top 100 ranking of the world’s most innovative universities. More...
Mobile platform seeks to boost engagement
A new mobile learning platform called TEx aims to improve student outcomes by providing an engaging environment with which students want to interact. More...
Schools link textbooks to retention, graduation rates
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that textbook prices have risen over three times the rate of inflation from January 1977 to June 2015, a 1,041 percent increase. Many say these costs can directly affect student success. More...
Private liberal arts colleges: Doing nothing is a backward step
By . As college students head back to school and others begin the search, some parents in the process of reaching for the checkbook or crunching numbers might be moved to ask, “How will my son or daughter get a boost by going to this school?” Private Liberal Arts universities have two fundamental, related disadvantages. More...