Ed Tech: Page 49
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Wake Forest joins 2U's Semester Online consortium
The consortium offers online courses to students at any of its member schools.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 16, 2013 -
What are the biggest MOOC misconceptions?
A first-time MOOC professor lists 10 possible missteps and misguided notions.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 16, 2013 -
Where's the evidence on MOOCs?
Growing enrollment and enthusiasm may not be matched by data proving online courses are effective.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 13, 2013 -
Coursera takes in $1 million for paid certifications
The MOOC startup is showing it can take in some cash while providing free courses.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 13, 2013 -
New S.C. program trains next generation of nuclear engineers online
A technical college is using a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission grant to pilot an online physics course on nuclear engineering.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 12, 2013 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
How can MOOCs be massive but friendly?
One video application may help solve the interactivity problem.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 6, 2013 -
Cambridge University Press teams up with Knewton
The partnership will enhance the publisher's English Language Teaching digital products.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 5, 2013 -
How can MOOCs best evaluate students?
As schools move toward offering credit, the expectations for quality learning assessment are growing.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 5, 2013 -
Maryland college offering transfer credit for MOOCs
Coursera and Udacity courses can get students credit — if they prove they know their stuff.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 5, 2013 -
U. of Phoenix President Bill Pepicello to retire
His retirement ends almost 20 years with the online for-profit college.
By Roger Riddell • Sept. 4, 2013 -
iPad app watches students as they learn
The app pauses when it senses it doesn't have a student's attention.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 4, 2013 -
UC Irvine professors teaching zombie MOOC
Topics in "The Walking Dead" class will include population dynamics and the spread of disease.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 4, 2013 -
How to build a sense of community in a MOOC
More students can mean more isolation but can also provide a chance for more interaction.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 3, 2013 -
High-profile MOOC professor pulls out
A Princeton University sociology professor is saying no to online education for now.
By Daniel Shumski • Sept. 3, 2013 -
Deep Dive
3 education trends reshaping the industry
If recent indicators hold true, the status quo is no longer an option for for-profit colleges and textbook publishers..
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 29, 2013
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