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Report on San Jose-Udacity collaboration points to key to improvement
A National Science Foundation study says the biggest differentiator in student grades was no surprise: It was hard work.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 12, 2013 -
MOOC seeks Kickstarter funding for brain experiments at home
A Harvard professor wants to raise money so that online students can experiment on invertebrates.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 12, 2013 -
California: Enrollments, course offerings tick up at 2-year schools
State budget cuts had caused declines in class and student numbers.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 12, 2013 -
Small liberal arts college deploying iPads, MacBooks campuswide
Moravian College in Pennsylvania aims to give equal access to technology by 2014.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 12, 2013 -
La. judge orders LSU records seizure, deputies come up empty-handed
The school says the records are in the possession of a Texas consulting firm.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Can universities retain the next Mark Zuckerberg?
Several funds are working to address a growing trend of student entrepreneurs who, like Zuckerberg before them, drop out.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Update: Oklahoma State responds to former football players' academic dishonesty claims
The athletes revealed to Sports Illustrated how far OSU's athletics department was allegedly willing to go in the name of a better football program.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Public universities in danger of leaving low-income students behind
For-profit schools and community colleges are picking up the slack as shrinking budgets squeeze some low-income students out of four-year state schools.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Professor tells how he made flipped classroom succeed
Success meant bringing in online learning to free up time to analyze his students' strengths and weaknesses.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Could online learning mean fewer buildings for Iowa colleges?
The Board of Regents wants to know if schools have considered online programs before proposing campus expansion.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 11, 2013 -
Financially shaky colleges may close their doors, report warns
Some colleges and universities could shut down as they face declining enrollment and new low-cost competition.
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Say hello to mooc.org, Google and EdX's 'YouTube for MOOCs'
The partnership will also see the search giant become a partner in developing EdX's platform.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 10, 2013 -
Deep Dive
6 offbeat MOOCs that merge education with fun
Sure, you can learn about classical civilizations in a MOOC—but you can also learn about comic books, zombies and the Beatles.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013 -
Hopkins tells professor to pull blog post, then backs off
The cryptography professor had posted about the NSA.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013 -
AdÂjuncts outperform tenured professors in classroom, study finds
The report looked at teaching at the introductory undergraduate level.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013 -
Alice Walker accepts Michigan invitation
The author had been invited and then uninvited last month.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013 -
U.S. News rankings show some colleges leaping ahead
A revised ratings system puts more emphasis on whether students graduate.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 10, 2013 -
U. of Alabama president addresses municipal student-voter fraud allegations
An incumbent who lost her seat alleges the school's Greek organizations bribed other students for votes.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Desire2Learn acquires adaptive learning startup Knowillage
Knowillage is Desire2Learn's third acquisition in nine months.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Udacity launches Open Education Alliance
The alliance furthers the MOOC provider's goal of providing a means for its students to learn the necessary skills for success.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Trust withdraws $250M gift to Centre College
The school revealed in a statement that the deal could not be finalized and approved in the time available.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Central Michigan U. to save $2.5M per year with green building projects
The cost-saving projects come as enrollment declines cut into colleges' revenues.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Deep Dive
6 YouTube lessons for building better instructional videos
These takeaways from popular channels can help educators make the most out of video learning.
By Shehryar Nabi • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Educators express reservations on Obama higher ed plan
One concern: Could the public decipher a college scorecard?
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 9, 2013 -
Vanderbilt among schools struggling with underreported sexual assaults
Nationwide, about 90% of college rapes are not reported.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 9, 2013
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