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No Smartphones or Laptops in Class -- Campuswide
Faculty members at one small college think a formal policy restricting personal technology use in the classroom will cut down on distractions and improve learning.
Test-Driving New Classroom Tech Initiatives
Professors share what they're doing differently in the classroom this fall -- and how they'll measure the success of their experiments.
No Streaming During Class
Purdue pilot program restricts access to sites such as Netflix and Hulu in specific lecture halls.
Will Trying New Teaching Techniques Tank My Evaluations?
Many professors fear that students will punish them for classroom experimentation. A new study suggests otherwise.
Opinion
Blockchain Pixie Dust
Jonathan A. Poritz warns that colleges and universities should not rush too quickly to embrace the new technology for distributed public ledgers on the internet.
Universities and Museums: Partners in Online
Arizona State is the latest institution to team up with a museum to bolster its online portfolio. Representatives on both sides of such partnerships discuss the benefits and pitfalls.
Trial and Error: It's All a Game
In-person games can be translated to the online format, one medical university found -- but that process takes time and ingenuity.
Digital Learning in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
Among the topics: mixed results with academic early-alert systems; Purdue Global kills faculty confidentiality clause; fight over eligibility for veterans' education benefits in California; classroom tech tools.