Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Since the recent surge in virtual reality development, experts from all fields have been eager to study its potential impacts. More...
Senators look to close broadband gap for schools with Digital Learning Equity Act
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. United States Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) have introduced the Digital Learning Equity Act of 2015 as a way to improve broadband access and close what they call an education gap for all students. More...
Virtual reality STEM program helps special needs students
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. On a typical day at Lee Mathson Middle School in East San Jose, California, students can explore the inside of a volcano via a three-dimensional, holographic image. More...
Harvard, MIT Presidents Share Lessons From Online Learning Experiment
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Three years ago, Harvard University and MIT embarked on a unique experiment when they launched a nonprofit called edX. The start-up promised a free online education, with university-level classes for anyone living anywhere across the globe. More...
5 Essential Steps to Building Community for Your Online Course
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Learning online can be a very lonely process. You sit with your computer, working for the most part in a quarantined digital island, unaware of your peers and their struggles in the course. More...
Online Learning with a Social Twist, Learnquiq.com Launches to Give Teachers Income and Students Knowledge
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. It’s free to access and free to teach. How did education get so simple? Launched in May with an innovative approach, Learnquiq.com combines social networking with online learning. More...
7 Warning Signs an Online Degree is a Scam
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. For prospective online students, searching for a degree program can sometimes feel like being adrift in the wilderness, with no map and no way of gauging the intention of approaching strangers. More...
MOOCs Emerge As Disruptors To Corporate Learning
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Companies have discovered the power of the MOOCs as a new way to design and deliver online learning, where learners become peer reviewers, collaborate with each other, are highly engaged in watching short videos, participate in threaded discussion groups and some arrange local meetups to continue their learning. More...
How companies can use MOOCs to teach employees
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Coursera’s Learning to Teach Online MOOC is aimed at helping traditional educators who teach face-to-face make the switch to online learning but is being extended to corporations. More...
Restoring Value in the Classroom Experience with Experiential Learning
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Delivering this benefit in the classroom is not easy. It requires faculty to rethink how they spend class time and cede some amount of structure and control. More...