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Georgia Tech Envisions Research University Education of the Future

A Georgia Institute of Technology committee created three years ago to craft a vision for the education the institution should...

Professor Bans Laptops, Sees Grades Rise

At an institution that prides itself on its use of technology, one professor goes in the opposite direction -- banning all electronic devices in his classes.

Defining What's 'Good Enough' on Completion

The mostly online Rio Salado College pushes back on a critique of its graduation rates, while nonprofit colleges may be feeling more heat about their results amid the collapse of for-profits.

Next Steps Uncertain After Online Learning Catalyst Closes

The Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium served the state's online initiatives for two decades. Now the challenge -- or opportunity -- for the institutions is to continue that work as the consortium closes.

Textbook Alternatives Take Hold at Community Colleges

A high-profile affordable textbook program wraps up in Arizona having doubled its original goal, and other institutions share similar successes.
Opinion

Technology as a 'Flotation Device'

A professor and an undergraduate describe the positive and negative ways that students use technology to keep their heads above water academically.

Education Department Sets Timeline for $5 Million OER Pilot

The U.S. Department of Education is moving forward this summer on a $5 million program for the creation and development of OER.