Faculty Attitudes Towards and Experiences with OER & Open Textbooks Useful statistics on why and how faculty use OER (slide format). Many obstacles remain. Read […]
:: University Learning: Improve Undergraduate Science Education Excerpt: “It is time to use evidence-based teaching practices at all levels by providing incentives and effective evaluations, […]
:: Global Learning Technology Investment Patterns Ambient Insights regularly releases brief reports on learning technology industry, including this latest effort, International Learning Technology Investment Patterns, […]
:: Study of Colleges Shows ‘Encouraging’ Texts Dramatically Cut Dropout Rates Excerpt: “A study of three colleges has shown that sending regular encouraging text […]
New letters from U.S. and accreditors provide framework for approval of competency-based degrees Excerpt: “Earlier this month the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions, which […]
:: ‘New American University’ Fueled by Scale, Speed and Diversity Arizona State President, Michael Crow, sees an inclusive, tech-heavy higher ed model for a new […]
:: How Big Data has Transformed Research Guardian Higher Education speaks with four researchers that are using data to enhance research. Excerpt: “Illustris is a […]
:: Can Digital Badges Help Encourage Professors to Take Teaching Workshops? Ensuring faculty find the time to continue developing their teaching skills is a common […]
:: The Fascinating Science Of Aesthetics Interesting notes from the world of cognitive science and biology about how we interpret images. Implications and applications for […]
:: Five Ways Universities Have Already Changed in the 21st Century “Global higher education underwent a period of remarkable change in the first 15 years […]
:: Design and Technology We’ve written about the role of good design in educational technology and media before. See here and here. Former RSID President, […]
America’s “No Confidence” Vote on College Grads’ Work Readiness Excerpt: “Ninety-six percent of Americans say it is “somewhat” or “very” important for adults in the […]