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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.
Logging Off, Dropping Out
Hard data on which students are failing to use learning management software can help colleges intervene to boost retention rates.
Where Libraries Go From Here
New book explores how academic libraries can shape their services to better serve higher education -- and what librarians should do to make it happen.
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.