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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.
All Too Familiar Bias
Leaked Google memo, described as an “anti-diversity screed,” reminds many women in STEM fields of the challenges that remain not just in industry, but in academe.
New Directions in Online Education
"New Directions in Online Education" is a new compilation of articles and essays from Inside Higher Ed. The print-on-demand booklet...
Does Harvard-2U Deal Challenge Skeptics?
Online program management advocates applaud as Harvard and 2U work to create an online business analytics certificate program. Others worry about corporate encroachment on teaching and learning.
Could Georgia Tech Use Online to Shave Time Off Bachelor’s Degrees?
University uses model from closely observed master’s in computer science on undergraduates for first time, finds notable success and sees path to shaving a year or more off in-person instruction.
A Pedagogical Endeavor
Until 2014, Robin DeRosa had never heard of open educational resources. Now she’s about to publish her second free open textbook.