Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Prospective students are touting massive open online course enrollment and completion on college applications, often in hopes of differentiating themselves from their competitors. More...
3 Ways Mobile Technology Is Transforming Learning Spaces
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. To support creativity and collaborative learning with digital tools, schools are creating flexible environments that give students ownership of the space and their learning. More...
Gaining the Competitive Advantage without the Price Tag with an Online MBA
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In CBS’s “What’s an Online MBA Worth?” Peter Shea, former head of the online education system for the State University of New York, said, “There is a growing body of evidence that suggest that the quality of online learning outcomes…is actually better than that of face-to-face instruction.” More...
Study identifies new cheating method in MOOCs
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. While the proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs) has expanded learning opportunities for individuals around the world, the digital classroom is also subject to many of the same issues as the traditional one — such as cheating. More...
Coursera Pivots to Focus on Job Training
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Back in 2012, we welcomed the dawn of the massive open online course (MOOC) and its promise to democratize learning with open arms. More...
5 ways to expand federal educational OER
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In a letter sent earlier this month, a group of ed-tech stakeholders urged the Obama administration to make federally-funded educational materials available as Open Educational Resources (OER). More...
8 Tips and Tools for Teaching Digital Citizenship
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Digital citizenship must be taught from a young age, and from many different angles. Teaching students every aspect of online behavior and etiquette can be daunting. More...
Online Learning Brings Opportunities and Challenges for Students with Disabilities
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. College students are surrounded by technology inside and outside of the classroom. And increasingly educators are reaching learners through smart phones and laptops. Community Voices producer Jeff Hiles is an instructional designer at Wright State University. More...
The interview: what they want to hear
By Liz Koblyk. My recent post on interview skills left me with a niggling irritation; it didn’t do enough to distinguish pattern identification from giving canned answers that “they” want to hear. So I’ll take this opportunity to say it more clearly: focusing on “what they want to hear” is among the worst interview mistakes. It’s an approach that leads to un-insightful interview responses and makes interviewees come across as disingenuous. More...
Male-female imbalance in STEM comes down to economics
By Lorne Carmichael. To know why fewer women choose math and science, you need to know the principle of occupational choice. More...