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Why academic assessment is poised for a scientific revolution
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‘Z-degree’ gives students textbooks for free
Growing movement aims to help students avoid costly textbooks while earning degrees. More...
How real-time communications innovations are disrupting higher ed
As more teaching is being done online and more research is being conducted within and between universities, new collaboration platforms are becoming more valuable than ever. More...
How to harness the predictive power of e-learning platforms
With enrollments increasing and costs soaring even more so, both universities and students are looking for a better knowledge experience. They demand a system that keeps students engaged, while preparing them for success both here and now and beyond graduation. More...
Undergraduate STEM education must improve–here’s how to do it
STEM fields are essential for the nation’s economic health and global success, but some troubling trends point to the need to monitor undergraduate STEM education with a critical eye, according to a new report. More...
How do today’s students pay for graduate school?
More and more students believe a graduate degree is essential to their aspirations, but most have to borrow money to finance that degree. More...
Top 4 bandwidth hogs and ways to combat them
Supporting a network in a higher-ed setting can be a daunting task. With their proclivity for mobile devices, video games, wearable technology, and laptops (just to name a few), higher ed IT users may not realize how their tech choices can impact the network at large. More...
3 ways higher ed can avoid social media devastation
A tenured sociology professor at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., landed in hot water because of his activity on Facebook. A college news site found the professor’s posts—one of which included an offensive hashtag and reference to last summer’s congressional shooting in Virginia—and published them online. More...