Filter & Sort
‘Disrupt This!’
Georgia Tech professor discusses her book questioning the premises and promises of disruptive innovation in higher ed and urges professors to play a more vital role in deciding when, where and how to use technology.
Savings and Student Success
Tidewater Community College has saved students $1 million with its zero-textbook-cost degree program. An added bonus: course retention and grades are rising.
Making Better Ed-Tech Buying Decisions
Jefferson Education Accelerator has regrouped, but stays focused on idea that colleges need more information to decide on which technologies to use.
Opinion
Time to Change the Narrative of Online Education
Christopher Haynes says the story of online learning has often been about disruption, suspicion and distance, but the reality is passion, experimentation and exploration.
Challenging the ‘Productivity Paradox’
Study finds that technology spending spurs gains in colleges’ outputs -- but they vary depending on the institution.
Your Students May Think Machines Teach Them More Than You Do
New study finds young adults believe they learn more from technology than from fellow humans. Experts say such results reinforce need for greater classroom emphasis on how to use technology to pursue knowledge.
Trial and Error: Small Victories and Big Questions for Blended Learning
Associated Colleges of the South has worked to expand its commitment to blended and hybrid learning. Results have been mixed, as costs haven't gone down and faculty skepticism hasn't evaporated.
National University's Ambitious Personalized Learning Experiment
The California nonprofit is spending $20 million to create a platform blending several emergent innovations. Experts see promise but challenges, too.