Ed Tech: Page 33
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Cengage unites Gale Artemis tool with MindTap platform
The move integrates the company's primary sources collection with its e-learning platform.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 24, 2015 -
Colombian MOOC operator Platzi crosses over to Silicon Valley
The platform is among Y Combinator’s latest group of tech startups joining the incubator, but it wants an English-speaking audience more than revenue.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 23, 2015 -
U of New Haven partners with Galvanize on data science master's
The Connecticut institution will offer the program in San Francisco, where its for-profit coding school partner is located..
By Tara García Mathewson • March 23, 2015 -
SXSWedu, .college, and digital ed: The week's most read education news
Get caught up on higher ed's new web domain, Study.com's community college aspirations, and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • March 20, 2015 -
First graduating class lauds Capella's competency-based model
Despite high praise, the largely self-directed program isn't for everyone.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 20, 2015 -
Study.com wants to replace community college
With 19 credit-bearing courses and 30 more under review, the online platform hopes to provide an affordable alternative to college.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 19, 2015 -
New LinkedIn feature makes adding ed credentials easier
Along with a one-click solution for adding credentials, the professional network is giving post-secondary institutions embeddable links to advertise the service.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 18, 2015 -
Upswing gets $50K from Charlotte Angel Fund
The online tutoring company is focused on addressing student attrition at the community college level and is growing quickly.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 17, 2015 -
Deep Dive
9 ed tech developments to note from SXSWedu 2015
If you couldn't be in Austin or just didn't have time to see everything on display, here are nine innovations that caught our attention.
By Roger Riddell • March 16, 2015 -
MOOCs, PowerSchool, and Gates: The week's most read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the potential future of large lecture hall classes, Instructure's PowerSchool integration, and more right here!
By Roger Riddell • March 13, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Coursera's Stiglitz: MOOC revolution is just beginning [SXSWedu 2015]
We caught up with the massive open online course provider's head of business development to talk credentialing, JetBlue, and the format's continuing potential for disruption.
By Roger Riddell • March 13, 2015 -
U.S. Education Department planning open, online skills academy
The announcement came in a blog post promoting open educational resources.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 13, 2015 -
Gates Foundation identifies four focus areas for higher ed policy
The foundation outlined its strategy in a paper about post-secondary advocacy priorities.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 12, 2015 -
Institutions experimenting with targeted MOOCs
The University of Michigan and Harvard are seeing success with efforts to tap into specific populations using the free online courses.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 12, 2015 -
Barnes & Noble invests in peer-to-peer study marketplace
Flashnotes Inc., offers students the opportunity to buy and sell study materials online.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 11, 2015 -
Microsoft to offer MOOCs through edX
The new partnership will focus on teaching IT development skills to the MOOC provider's global audience.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 11, 2015 -
For-profit Trident University International trimming term length
Eight-week 'Fastrac' terms will soon be available as an alternative to its traditional 12-week programs.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 10, 2015 -
2U and Yale partner on medical science master's
The partnership is 2U's first with an Ivy League institution.
By Roger Riddell • March 10, 2015 -
New study estimates real cost of MOOCs
Few institutions seem to be focused on reducing the cost of providing such online courses.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 9, 2015 -
PowerSchool, outcomes, and the FCC: The week's most read education news
Fall behind? Get caught up on the University of Michigan's $1.4 million digital innovation commitment and more right here!
March 6, 2015 -
Free online credentials, not MOOCs, will transform higher ed
Kevin Carey argues in a new book that verifiable skills earned through online certification could say more than college degrees.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2015 -
Drexel's Sacramento campus marked for closure
The university has attempted a bi-coastal model since 2009 but never got much traction in California.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 6, 2015 -
Florida congressman proposes state accreditation power
The move would shift higher education accreditation from the federal government’s hands to states.
By Tara García Mathewson • March 5, 2015 -
Telepresence robots putting online students in class at Michigan State
The university is testing the robots' ability to prevent online students from feeling alienated from their peers.
By Keith Button • Feb. 25, 2015 -
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