Inside Higher Ed published several articles of potential interest to readers of "Inside Digital Learning" this week. They include:
- In the wake of Yik Yak and Yeti comes another gossip platform hoping to be the next big messaging service for college students. Read more about Pop.
- Little is known about the outcomes of short-term postsecondary education and training programs that might become eligible for Pell Grants should Congress reduce program-length requirements for the federal aid, the Institute for College Access and Success says in a new report.
- Google's college search mechanism excludes community colleges, treating them like any other business.
- Instructors make an enormous difference to community college students and can make or break whether they succeed, argues the author of a new book entitled Teachin' It: Breakout Moves That Break Down Barriers for Community College Students.
