iGrad and the University of Illinois (UI) have launched a financial literacy instructor certification program, aimed at boosting instructor confidence in the subject. More...
Anonymous feedback tool aims to enhance faculty communication
eXplorance, a Learning Experience Management solution provider, has announce the availability of Bluepulse version 1.5. The new formative assessment software is geared to boost teaching effectiveness and student engagement. More...
Safety app reflects culture change at 3 different institutions
Diverse institutions of higher education in the D.C region are integrating a smartphone app into their safety strategies to engage students to think and act differently, for their own safety, and the safety of others. More...
edX to build new mobile learning experience
edX and Qualcomm Education, Inc., a global provider of wireless technology, today announced a collaboration aimed at further developing edX’s MOOC mobile capabilities and enhance its open source platform to benefit connected learners around the world. More...
Free app to determine data breaches
Computer scientists at the University of New Haven who recently discovered that some social media data is neither private nor secure, have developed an app to help the public determine if their phone data has been breached. (A video about Datapp is available on the group’s YouTube channel). More...
Campus seeks to get high-risk students access to college
An Ohio college will try to make it easier for low-income and first-generation students to attend college through a new initiative. More...
STEMing the skills shortage: How institutions can nurture science education
By Nicholas Waite. At first glance, arguing that we urgently need to pay more attention to STEM subjects seems alarmist. It’s a well-funded area, almost universally acknowledged to be essential to our social and economic development, and it’s more popular than ever. More...
5 tips for finding the best backup solution for higher ed
By Jim Rispin. One of the more challenging trench-level problems for our institution, Fuller Theological Seminary (FTS), to overcome has been endpoint backup. More...
3 ways tech can reduce growing costs for student services
By Meris Stansbury - . As campus IT departments move to on-demand models—ecosystems that support fully-customized and personalized options—for student services and campus functions, it’s also critical to provide these services at a lower over-time cost. More...
Does online learning really promote plagiarism?
By Meris Stansbury - . According to a new study, there is no significant difference between levels of plagiarism between traditional brick-and-mortar institutions and online institutions. However, that doesn’t mean plagiarism isn’t rampant in higher education. More...