Christensen Institute's Fisher: Schools must expand students' social capital

Julia Freeland Fisher recently got us up to speed on disruptive innovation in K-12 and higher ed, from personalized learning to alternative credentialing.

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 18, 2015

5 steps to successful competency-based programs

A self-paced model that discards the credit hour and the semester requires new ways of thinking about teaching and learning and new systems to go with them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 17, 2015

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Emerging Technology

As higher ed deals with enrollment declines and other challenges, colleges need to consider how increased and changing use of technology affects students and campus finances. 

By Higher Ed Dive staff

Georgia Tech graduates first class from MOOC experiment

The school announced a cheaper, online alternative to its master’s degree in computer science in 2013, and with its first crop of 20 graduates, it may be time for a program review.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 16, 2015

Charter Oak State College to accept two edX courses for credit

The Connecticut college sees the potential for lowering barriers with edX courses, which offer unlimited enrollment and the chance to pay for credits only after learning the material.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 14, 2015

Outlining a 'management lifecycle' is key to digital badge growth

Panelists discussing digital badges in higher education outlined four steps to getting policies and practices in place, helping students and creating greater demand at colleges.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 11, 2015

Finding a tech solution for CBE programs

Educational technology has not quite caught up to the explosion of interest in competency-based programs, leaving institutions to cobble together solutions that fit their needs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

U of Texas campus builds CBE from mobile up

UT Rio Grande Valley now offers an all-digital, competency-based, self-paced biomedical sciences degree to students logging in on iPads.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 9, 2015

Flatiron School Jobs Report shows 98% employment, high starting salaries

The report also reveals that women make up 40% of its graduates, low-income New Yorkers make up 24%, and both earn starting salaries in line with overall averages.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

George Washington U invests in remote learning video capabilities

The university will soon give students at satellite campuses the opportunity to participate in classes being held at its main campus.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 8, 2015

Study: MOOCs miss mark on democratizing ed but can be improved

A study by a Harvard graduate student used data about 164,198 MOOC participants, finding the affluent are more likely to enroll and complete.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 7, 2015

Bootcamps, ESSA, and personalization: The week’s most-read education news

Fall behind? Catch up on the House vote to approve the Every Student Succeeds Act and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 4, 2015

'Equity Matters' report analyzes disability access in online ed

The report, from the Center on Online Learning and Students with Disabilities, offers a 50-state look at policy, examining the access and offering recommendations.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 4, 2015

Can a coding bootcamp replace a four-year degree?

Providers like Bloc are aiming to provide additional skills typically found in traditional four-year computer science degrees.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 2, 2015

New Coursera course offers guide for freshmen, parents

Developed at the University of Washington, 'U101: Understanding College and College Life' builds on a course now required during orientation.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 30, 2015

Northern Virginia Community College shares no-textbook-cost degrees

The college’s Extended Learning Institute and partner, Lumen Learning, plan to publish 24 courses with no textbook costs, thanks to OER.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 30, 2015

EdX pivots while retaining focus on traditional higher ed

Unlike its peers at the top of the MOOC food chain, edX is keeping its focus on traditional institutions, developing pathways to credit for nontraditional students.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 24, 2015

Fiat expands Strayer benefit to dealership families

Through the Degrees@Work program, the auto maker offers dealership employees access to free tuition programs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 23, 2015

Instructure IPO and higher ed social media trends: The week’s most-read education news

Fall behind? Catch up on California AG Kamala Harris' efforts to clean up the state's for-profit virtual schools and more here.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 20, 2015

Kadenze follows up arts-focused MOOC platform with LMS

Kannu is designed to handle the media-rich content inherent in arts and creative technology education.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 19, 2015

Corinthian ‘consistently misled students’ according to investigation

California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the U.S. Department of Education found the shuttered for-profit lied to students about job prospects.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 18, 2015

Survey identifies policies for on-campus and online adjuncts as place for improvement

Often the same policies govern on-campus and online adjuncts, but the one-size-fits-all approach may be flawed. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2015

Tuition-free University of the People seeing big boost in immigrant students

University of the People is an accredited online institution that has seen enrollment in the U.S. surge in the last year, particularly among students who are immigrants.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 16, 2015

Western Kentucky to offer competency-based advanced manufacturing degree

The federal government has had mixed responses to the competency-based trend. 

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

U of Maine faculty supports goal, but expresses concern for online plans

Faculty are skeptical about the cost and design of a proposal for Unified Online.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015

Videos flourish with new tech at Florida International University

Faculty at the university's College of Business have created more than 5,000 hours of lecture capture content since it adopted a new technology to record and share the video.

By Tara García Mathewson • Nov. 11, 2015