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Cheating the System?
Even if they could cheat without being penalized, most students will take an honest stab at homework questions, study finds.
Preparing for 'Era of Data Ubiquity'
Researchers convene to discuss how the deluge of data collected about students can be used to benefit higher education without compromising privacy.
The Pulse: Knewton's Jason Jordan
This month’s edition of the “Pulse” podcast features an interview with Jason Jordan, vice president for higher ed markets at Knewton.
Learning to Adapt
Major study of adaptive learning finds inconclusive results about its ability to improve outcomes and lower costs, but use at two-year colleges and in remedial courses shows potential.
Scaling Up OER
New initiatives at university systems show the maturation of efforts to increase the use of open educational resources.
Choosing Principles Over Publication
Psychology instructor withdraws book chapter after refusing to add language that he asserts a publisher demanded but he deemed too flattering to the textbook industry.
Opinion
The Quest for Great Instructional Designers
Although instructional designers are, in many ways, the linchpin of higher education's digital transformation, they are hard to find, writes Paxton Riter.
Final Push for State Authorization Rule
Education Department will push to finalize rule on state approval of online programs before the end of the year.