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29 mars 2015

Social Sciences Growing in the Arab World—But Slowly

By Rasha Faek. Despite the rapid growth of universities in the Arab world, the social sciences are only offered by 55 percent of them, a new report has found. More...
29 mars 2015

Study: This is why mobile is king on campus

eCampus News. The second annual report, “The Impact of Technology on College Student Study Habits,” conducted by McGraw-Hill Education and Hanover Research, found that 81 percent of students included in the study use mobile devices (such as smartphones and tablets) to study, the second most popular device category behind laptops and up 40 percent year over year. More...

29 mars 2015

Chalk & Wire aligns assessment platform with LMS offerings

eCampus News. Chalk & Wire has unveiled a newly upgraded ePortfolio Connect Server (EPCS) to smooth accessibility and eliminate duplicate data entry between the company’s industry-leading assessment platform and top learning management systems (LMS). More...

29 mars 2015

New technologies gain traction at notable university libraries

eCampus News. Libraries throughout the U.S. are implementing new technologies to adapt to the changing habits of the digital age by adding additional services such as wireless internet, e-readers, and tablets. More...

29 mars 2015

University partners with Uber for entrepreneurship

eCampus News. The University of Maryland and Uber, a technology company connecting riders to drivers through its mobile app, recently announced a unique partnership to foster, support and advance student-driven innovations and technology. More...

29 mars 2015

4 critical areas in higher education that get the least support

eCampus NewsBy - . According to new research, two-year minority-serving institutions (MSIs), which are tasked with educating students-in-need, are given the fewest resources. More...

29 mars 2015

Report: Faculty weigh in on digital courseware

eCampus NewsBy - . The research study, titled “Time for Class: Lessons for the Future of Digital Courseware in Higher Education, Part 1: Faculty Perspectives on Courseware,” is the first in a three-part series focused on outlining national faculty survey results, institutional decision-making processes and barriers, and recommendations for digital courseware developers. More...

29 mars 2015

College presidents predict new institutional models

eCampus NewsBy Meris Stansbury - . A new think-tank-esque collection of leading college and university presidents came together to discuss the trends and disruptions shaping higher education, thanks to new technologies and the evolving global economy. Outside of just naming trends, they also predicted new models of higher-ed that may exist in the next 10 years. More...

29 mars 2015

Is this global innovation the start of a new funding era?

eCampus NewsBy Meris Stansbury - . It may not be the answer to every student’s plea for scholarship help, but one company’s global call-to-action may signal the start of a whole new way of funding students’ higher-ed journey. More...

29 mars 2015

Why MOOC OERs are “ultimate necessities” in higher education

eCampus NewsBy Meris Stansbury - . That’s the question one researcher says those in academia should be asking. Though MOOCs are based on ubiquity (suggesting an evolution of the Open Learning Movement), in contrast with open educational resources (OER), MOOC content is often paywalled and copyrighted. More...

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