Ed Tech: Page 68
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Candace Thille talks MOOCs and machine learning
When Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology sent ripples through the higher education world last week by announcing edX, a joint platform for massive online versions of their courses, many observers took it as a boon for access.
By Brian Warmoth • May 10, 2012 -
Law School Plans to Offer Web Courses for Master's
The law school of Washington University announced Tuesday that it would offer, entirely online, a master’s degree in United States law intended for lawyers practicing overseas, in partnership with 2tor, an education technology company.
By Brian Warmoth • May 9, 2012 -
$10,000 degree push has led to innovation in pricing but not cost control
$10,000 may not be able to buy as much as it used to, but Texas politicians and higher education administrators think that with a little experimentation it can buy a pretty good bachelor's degree.
By Brian Warmoth • May 9, 2012 -
Walmart and American Public U. chart new ground with partnership
Why the retail giant came together with a for-profit school as a preferred provider of education and training for employees.
By Brian Warmoth • May 8, 2012 -
David Brooks compares higher education's fate to news industry changes
The New York Times columnist evaluates who has the most to gain and the tradeoffs that may be required as institutions such as Harvard and MIT focus more and more on online learning.
By Brian Warmoth • May 4, 2012 -
Daily Value: $60 million invested by Harvard and MIT in online learning
How much are Harvard and MIT putting into their edX online learning initiative, and how does that compare to MIT's past efforts? We look at the numbers.
By Brian Warmoth • May 3, 2012 -
Are Students Online Ready? How to Boost Student Success and Completion Rates
The Assistant Dean of Learning at Delgado Community College discusses how they adopted online learning in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
By Sean Griffey • May 2, 2012 -
Iowa Universities Adjust To Burst Of Interest In Online Learning
Enrollment in online courses at Iowa’s three public universities increased 65 percent last five years
By Sean Griffey • April 30, 2012 -
Reclaiming the Classroom With Old-Fashioned Teaching
One teacher finds the best way to get students from tuning out is to turn off the technology she relied on to teach
By Sean Griffey • April 29, 2012 -
Bringing Open Education to the Mainstream
Large-scale open education initiatives have the potential to change the landscape of higher education by creating a learning community that spreads beyond the walls of the university
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Online Enrollment at Community Colleges Slows
While enrollment continued to rise, the pace fell compared to previous years
By Sean Griffey • April 25, 2012 -
Blackboard Introduces Product to Support Massive Open Online Courses
With the open enrollment option, any number and any type of student can register for an instructor's course, allowing the platform to be used for open teaching initiatives, community outreach or collaborative research
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
Cleveland State University to Deliver 100% Online Mobile Accelerated MBA
Program was initially launched as a pilot in January with a limited number of "beta" students. Starting today, the program will be available to anyone who meets admission criteria.
By Sean Griffey • April 24, 2012 -
How the iPad is Changing Education
As tablets are increasingly finding their way into the classroom, ReadWriteWeb explores how they are impacting education.
By Sean Griffey • April 23, 2012 -
Princeton, Penn and Michigan Join the Online Party
Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a growing trend in the maturing online education landscape.
By Sean Griffey • April 18, 2012 -
Former Kaplan Employees Settle Lawsuit; Withdraw Whistle-Blower Case
The terms of the settlement remain confidential
By Sean Griffey • April 11, 2012 -
The Biggest Mistake You (Probably) Make with Teams
Collaboration improves when the roles of individual team members are clearly defined and well understood
By Sean Griffey • April 6, 2012 -
$25 million investment backs startup aiming to create elite university
New initiative with prominent backers aims to create an elite online university
By Sean Griffey • April 4, 2012 -
Penn State Launches Initiative to Accelerate Online Learning
Penn State World Campus has introduced a new initiative aimed at dramatically growing its global online business
By Sean Griffey • March 29, 2012 -
What's More Expensive Than College? Not Going to College
There is a cost to not educating young people. The evidence is around us and all over the world.
By Sean Griffey • March 28, 2012 -
More Colleges Join Age of Assessing Student Learning
Hundreds of colleges are testing freshmen and seniors to measure learning from enrollment to graduation. More than 100 schools have voluntarily published results from new learning assessments, offering parents, prospective students and government regulators a gauge of the value colleges add to the acquisition of knowledge and critical thinking skills.
By Sean Griffey • March 19, 2012 -
Universities Turn to Outsourced Professors to Cut Costs
Colleges and universities struggling with dwindling budgets and smaller endowments are increasingly turning to outsourcing faculty in order to cut costs.
By Sean Griffey • March 19, 2012 -
Former ASU professors threatens litigation over online course ownership
Jeff MacSwan and Kellie Rolstad, a husband-and-wife team at Arizona State University, heard rumors last year that courses they designed for an online program were being used without their permission.
By Sean Griffey • March 14, 2012 -
Five Quick Classroom Management Tips for Novice Teachers
Rebecca Abler from edutopia outlines 5 tips to manage a classroom
By Sean Griffey • March 13, 2012 -
Blended Learning: Adding Asynchronous Discussions to Your F2F Classrooms
We have all done it: "participated" in a face-to-face discussion, nodding along in agreement, but not really present. Many of us have sat in discussions, afraid to throw in our two cents because we might sound silly. On other occasions, we have had a fantastic idea to share, but the ...
By Eli Dickinson • March 2, 2012
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