By Bill Kernan. New technologies are game-changing, but accessing and storing massive amounts of content presents a serious IT challenge. More...
New curriculum for college students with visual impairments
Learning Ally, a national nonprofit organization, has announced its new College Success Program, designed specifically for students attending college who are blind and visually impaired. More...
A multi-modal approach to emergency alerts
EduComm Expo (ECE) will feature a free half-hour on-floor workshop entitled, “Emergency Alerts: A Multi-modal Approach to Reaching the Entire Campus,” at its educational conference taking place at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta Sept. 30-Oct. 1. More...
NYU partnership highlights online degrees
2U, Inc. is partnering with NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development to launch multiple online graduate degree programs. More...
Research repository launches new data platform
Figshare, an online digital repository for academic researchers, has launched the next generation of its research data management platform, Figshare for Institutions, developed to address the specific needs of academic institutions to store research data securely. More...
OPM model aims to “liberate” operations
With the launch of Helix Enable, an Outsourced Program Management (OPM) model, Helix Education is aiming to disrupt the legacy models and partnership approaches that exist in higher education today. More...
University moves to give students wireless power
Powermat Technologies is installing its wireless charging platform at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), allowing students to charge their mobile phones so they can stay connected to the information and learning resources they need while on the go. More...
Prof-powered market debuts for creating online content
Versal launches teacher-powered gadget market to help educators discover and share ready-made content to create custom interactive online courses, lessons, homework and more. More...
The “Netflix” model comes to online education
By Peter West. Recently, I began dubbing the current generation of students the “Netflix Generation.” They learn when they want, and expect learning resources to be available when and where they need them. More...
Goldi(IT) and the Three Bears: A tale of finding the right storage tool for the data job
By Matt Lawson. Data analytics has become commonplace on college campuses as universities have developed into repositories for all sorts of data focusing on everything from student success and recruitment, to enrollment management, faculty retention, finance and budgeting. More...