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Carnegie Mellon Rolls Out Open Learning Science Tools
Carnegie Mellon University has begun publicly releasing a massive suite of learning science tools it's developed for proprietary use over...
Horizon Report Highlights Upcoming Challenges
The latest edition of the Educause Horizon Report, an analysis of future trends in higher education, is available here. Key...
Digital Learning in ‘Inside Higher Ed’ This Week
Among the topics: Northeastern teams up with a for-profit on certificates; Goliath's Revenge and the incumbents' advantage; heralding Knewton's demise.
Trial and Error: Refining Online Courses With Constant Feedback
Struggling to figure out how best to serve students? One professor tried a radical approach: he asked them.
End of the Line for Much-Hyped Tech Company
After failing to live up to the expectations it (self-)generated, the adaptive learning company Knewton goes out not with a bang but with a whimper.
Rival Publishers Join Forces
Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education will combine to create one giant education publisher focused on digital content. Observers aren’t convinced that’s a good thing for students.
Ed Department Approves More Direct Assessment at Brandman
Brandman University, in California, has secured approval from the U.S. Department of Education to offer two new direct-assessment programs: an...
New Database of Teaching and Learning Centers Nationwide
Centers for teaching and learning at institutions across the U.S. will be easier than ever to find and contact, thanks...