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

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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

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