Techno-News Blog. After scaling the heights, Temple’s online MBA program has hit a low point: The school topped U.S. News’ rankings for four straight years but then was completely dropped from the magazine’s prestigious national rankings this year for misrepresenting its data. More...
What video games can teach educators about student engagement
Techno-News Blog. Teachers have long competed with video games when it comes to maintaining the focus of their students. Children are more likely to head home at the end of a long day and zone out in front of a mindless video game than they are to complete another math worksheet. More...
If you want to understand Blockchain, try to understand Switzerland
Techno-News Blog. In our latest guest post from Jeremy Epstein, he takes a high-level view of Switzerland’s decentralized governance model, which gives us a sneak peek into what blockchain-based governance may enable at global scale. Ethereum is the world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, with a total market cap of $75 billion dollars. More...
The Third Education Revolution
Techno-News Blog. The world of work is undergoing a massive shift. Not since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries and the Information Age that followed in the last century has the scale of disruption taking place in the workforce been so evident. More...
A lifeline to learning: Leveraging technology to support education for refugees
Techno-News Blog. The issue of provision of education and related services for refugees is complex and multifaceted. With a record number of 65 million individuals who were forcibly displaced worldwide in 2016, the magnitude of the refugee and displacement crises is unprecedented (UNHCR, 2017). Particularly alarming is that children make up more than half of the 22.5 million refugees, i.e. those individuals who fled their countries to seek protection elsewhere. More...
IoT Has Arrived (Just Not in the Way You Expected)
Techno-News Blog. Forget about sensors everywhere. The Internet of Things is really about networked devices making our lives easier. More...
Hosting a Twitter chat in your classroom
Techno-News Blog. Today, teachers often face an uphill battle against digital distractions in the classroom. In particular, students tend to get sidetracked by social media, such as Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter. More...
Need a Teaching Assistant? AI to the Rescue
Techno-News Blog. Keeping up with the grade book, student correspondence, and the daily minutiae of teaching can be a serious drain. For many educators, there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything well. Unfortunately, budget cuts and constraints often prevent teachers from hiring an assistant that they truly need. More...
Spike Lee to launch online class for filmmakers
Techno-News Blog. The Atlanta-born director is partnering with MasterClass, a platform that hosts dozens of celebrity-led tutorials, to educate up-and-coming artists about the craft. For $90, Lee will discuss the technicalities of writing stories, collaborating with actors, choosing music, financing and picking the best camera angles. More...
Study offers insight into the adult learner profile
Techno-News Blog. The Chronicle of Higher Education has produced a new report profiling the growth of adult learners as a critical part of the American college student profile. According to the executive summary, about 80 million people between the ages of 25 through 65 have earned high school diplomas but have not earned a college degree. About 15 million adult learners have earned at least an associate’s degree. More...