Techno-News Blog. The survey also sees a record-high 37 percent of owners say they had an open position in July that they couldn’t fill. The openings were in construction, manufacturing and wholesale trades for both skilled and unskilled labor. More...
10 Ways That Edtech Has Transformed Libraries
Techno-News Blog. Silence is no longer golden. Libraries have become the hub of activity in schools and communities. Edtech encourages making collaborative activities like making videos, creating digital music, and designing with 3-D printers. Today’s libraries are vibrant places for synthesis and evaluation, not just knowledge and recall. They have become social centers. More...
Panicked universities in search of students are adding thousands of new majors
Techno-News Blog. Administrators at universities and colleges across the country have been spending the summer in the same level of suspense as they invest scarce resources in large numbers of new programs they hope will bolster sagging enrollment. More...
What if A.I. is coming for jobs faster than we thought?
Techno-News Blog. The general consensus on whether robots will take jobs wholesale remains mixed but is trending towards resignation. The optimists believe that, as with the Industrial Revolution and the Agricultural Revolution, the technological improvements that will come from the dawning era of artificial intelligence and its offshoot in modern robotics will create more new jobs than they destroy. More...
A Mobile Guide to Library Resources
Techno-News Blog. It is a difficult fact of life for university libraries that circulation statistics for print materials have been steadily declining, despite the fact that there are a lot of print materials that students would find useful. More...
Why Higher Ed Should Do More with Blockchain Tech
Techno-News Blog. When Oral Roberts University hosted the one-day event, “Blockchain Essentials in Education,” all attendees received a blockchain-based certificate from the Tulsa university verifying their participation. More...
Georgia Tech Creates Cybersecurity Master’s Degree Online for Less Than $10,000
Techno-News Blog. The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced a new online cybersecurity master’s degree that will be offered for less than $10,000 and delivered in collaboration with edX. More...
Emerging Trend Of Using Mobiles At Workplace – Delivering Smart And Just Enough Learning
Techno-News Blog. In today’s digital scenario, Learning & Development departments have adopted an increasing number of methods to support effective workplace learning. Training has become training & development, which is a blend of formal instruction and workforce development. More...
What will AI and robotics mean for higher education?
Techno-News Blog. AI and robotics, as areas of study, are catalyzing the creation of new majors, minors, and certificate programs in our colleges and universities. Beyond the study of AI or robotics are the complexities of how our work as professionals changes alongside increasingly capable machines. More...
Defining ‘Regular and Substantive’ Interaction in the Online Era
Techno-News Blog. Online education proponents and a few others call it an anachronistic impediment to innovation in an era where one-third of students study at least partially online, but others aren’t so sure. More...