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Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The research also found that students taking online courses were more prone to have someone else give them answers during a test or quiz. To curb online cheating, some universities have partnered with companies that specialize in online-exam monitoring such as ProctorU. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. The panel felt strongly about using technology to cut down on the amount of paper used. Hoping to move from packet-based resources, they want to complete assignments and submit homework assignments online. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. At its I/O developer conference in San Francisco, Google today announced that it has partnered with Udacity to launch a six-course Android development nanodegree. The idea here is to help developers learn how to write apps for Google’s mobile operating system “the right way” up to the point where they could potentially be hired by Google itself. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Twelve new “technologies to watch” will change the face of higher education in the next five years, according to new research. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. In using data to improve student success, higher education is at a transition point, pivoting from harvesting data to learning how to use it strategically in developing interventions—and getting those findings to faculty and students so they can have an impact. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. According to Michael B. Horn, founder and Executive Director of Education at the Clayon Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, using diverse methods of research to report findings on the effectiveness of blended learning is important to best understand how the complex mode of personalized learning works. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. How does lifelong learning relate to leadership in education, and the role of certification? Quite directly, I believe. There is an increasing movement toward alternative learning opportunities–education beyond advanced degrees. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. All will agree that the experience of taking a course on-line versus in a classroom is different and both types should continue to be offered. I predict that the day will soon come when we will not distinguish courses by their teaching modality and employers and others will not ask whether the program was on-line or in person. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Open resources can help design attractive, engaging lessons with a Common Core. In 2010, my state, Mississippi, joined the growing list of states adopting the Common Core State Standards for English language arts and math. More...

Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Trudacot is a new question-based model for using classroom technology in support of learning goals. We have a lot of technology floating around our classrooms these days. More...