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Earning a Degree to Go to Camp
Coding boot camps act as an auxiliary to a college education, not as an alternative, and they use advertising and intensive admissions processes to find students who succeed, write Quinn Burke, Louise Ann Lyon and James Bowring.
The New, New Education
Cathy Davidson’s new book is a manifesto on teaching students -- and institutions -- how to survive and thrive in the digital age.
Military Victory for Alternative Providers
The new "Forever" GI Bill includes a $75 million program to let military veterans use federal benefits for technology courses through noncollege providers -- another potential challenge to traditional higher ed.
Shocker: Professors Like to Be Paid
Some colleges are paying instructors to learn to teach online, and offering others incentives -- such as priority scheduling -- for those teaching hybrid courses.
‘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.
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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.