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Educause, K-12 computer science, and Flatiron: The week's most-read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on ACE's new alternative credit program and more right here.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Thursday at Educause 2015: Campus Computing Project, Google, and CIOs
Get caught up on the sessions and all of the latest announcements from Ellucian, Cengage, Blackboard, and more.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 29, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Wednesday at Educause: Motivation, disruptive innovation, and top IT issues
Get caught up on the sessions and all of the latest announcements from Dell, McGraw-Hill, Pearson, and more.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 28, 2015 -
Florida task force to present strategic plan for online education growth
The task force has been working for the last year to develop a plan to better meet state workforce needs.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2015 -
Southern New Hampshire U partners with Flatiron School coding bootcamp
The partnership includes an expansion of Flatiron School’s online learning program, a 3+1 program starting at SNHU and finishing at Flatiron, and a coding bootcamp at SNHU.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 28, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Flatiron's Enbar talks bootcamp accreditation, jobs, for-profit concerns
The coding bootcamp's 99% job placement rate is verified by an independent audit.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 27, 2015 -
Impersonal interaction doesn't have to be the standard in digital courses
While putting courses and degree programs online helps increase scale, one program director argues schools should limit the number of students in each cohort.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 27, 2015 -
U of Florida maps post-Pearson future for UF Online
The university is plans to incorporate the online program into core university operations.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 26, 2015 -
Twitter, charters, and STEM: The week’s most-read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on LinkedIn's recent higher ed seminar and more here.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 23, 2015 -
ACE sponsors alternative credit program with nontraditional providers
The Alternative Credit Project pairs seven nonaccredited providers, including edX, with 40 colleges and universities.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 23, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Online, on-demand tutoring 'the wave of the future'
Kent State University president emeritus and Luvo board member Lester Lefton sees peer-to-peer learning as critical for student success.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 22, 2015 -
Chief digital officers increasingly prevalent in higher ed c-suite
The emerging role combines the responsibilities of chief academic and information officers, creating a deeper connection between tech and instruction.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 21, 2015 -
Instructors continue tweaking flipped models for best fit
Instructors are finding new ways to engage students and address problems when they don’t come to class prepared.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 21, 2015 -
Value of MOOCs more nuanced than completion rates
Kennesaw State measured the courses' branding benefits, increased access to materials, and return on investment from enrollment.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 19, 2015 -
Special ed, CIOs, and Byrd-Bennett’s guilty plea: The week’s most-read education news
Fall behind? Catch up on the fallout from the Perkins program's demise and more right here.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 16, 2015 -
U of Toledo instructors identify keys to online learning success
A pair of instructors are highlighting the importance of a synchronous component to online courses, monitoring student interaction, and collecting data.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 16, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Mitchell talks funding, accreditation, and alternative providers at LinkedIn seminar
The under secretary of education weighed in on a range of issues facing higher ed today, providing his predictions for the future of the industry.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 15, 2015 -
Online Learning Consortium expands digital learning initiative with Gates funding
OLC received $2.5 million to continue its work on improving student outcomes by developing digital learning best practices.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 15, 2015 -
Ed Dept pilot opens aid to alternative credentialing
The long-brewing program will remain limited to about 10 applications from applicable partnerships.
By Roger Riddell • Oct. 14, 2015 -
Analysis finds many initial Coursera partners also join edX
The nonprofit MOOC provider has now recruited all of Coursera’s early adopters and continues to grow slowly.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 14, 2015 -
Instructure aims for $75M with IPO
The company that created the Canvas LMS has already raised $90 million in venture capital since its founding in 2008.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 14, 2015 -
Flatiron coding bootcamp guarantees job placement with new program
Flatiron School’s Learn-Verified online web developer program will offer full refunds if graduates aren't hired within six months of completion.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 9, 2015 -
U of Michigan expands MOOC presence to edX
A founding partner in Coursera, UM has reached 3.6 million learners via MOOCs since 2012 and now plans 20 courses for edX.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 8, 2015 -
MIT MicroMaster's unbundles supply chain degree with MOOCs
The new credential leaves just a semester on campus for the full degree.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 8, 2015 -
Internet privacy, machine learning present 'black swans' for ed tech
Black swans are unpredictable, but major events that shift the industry, and only in retrospect can people rationalize and explain the outcomes.
By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2015
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