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Exploring Intentional Use of Technological Proxy, Turnitin, to Enhance Student Academic Literacy Practice

Current pedagogical practices have seen the rapid spread of technological tools that carry out tasks on behalf of the learner; we use the term technological proxy to refer to these tools. A popular technological proxy used by students worldwide is a text-matching software called Turnitin. Turnitin alerts users to sections of an assignment that appear […]

An analysis of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2013-2017

The Australasian Journal of Educational Technology (AJET) changed its editorial policy in 2013, to focus on higher education research and on improving journal submissions. This study analyses all articles (n = 256) in AJET from 2013-2017 to determine if there has been any change in research topics, methodologies, citations, and authorship since this editorial change, […]

Top Business Schools and Online Education

Last week I wrote a piece where I hypothesized that the way to understand online learning and business schools is through the lens of brands. I argued that for top business schools, online education is about defending and evolving their brand positions, and about leveraging existing brands to scale. In this post, I look a […]

Software and Hardware Solutions

CRM Software Directory This customer relationship management (CRM) software directory includes the top crm providers on the market. The goal is to deliver crm buyers a list of the best crm software solutions available. EDNAK Ednak lets educators discover education technology tools & resources The EdSurge Product Index Community-driven database of edutech products The Elearning […]

Solutions: Software and Hardware Platforms

EDNAK Ednak lets educators discover education technology tools & resources The EdSurge Product Index Community-driven database of edutech products The Elearning List The Elearning List helps organizations find suppliers to meet their elearning needs Help Desk Software  Comprehensive listing and review of help desk solutions Learning Management Systems Comprehensive listing, and review of LMSs   […]

2015 Survey Questionnaire Result: Students’ Computer Access and Use (k-12)

Whether one is sending emails or searching the Internet, computer access and use have become vital to many people’s daily lives. Computer access and use have also become an integral part of many students’ and teachers’ learning and instruction in school. However, access to computers may vary among students from different socioeconomic backgrounds. In addition, […]

Innovators worth watching: Western Governors University

Here are six reasons why the 30-year-old WGU is a disruptive university eCampus News

New faculty management system to bring ‘$1 million’ in savings to University of Louisville

A three-year deal with Interfolio will supplant the institution’s “electronic to paper to electronic again” process. edscoop 

Blockchain Pixie Dust

Jonathan A. Poritz warns that colleges and universities should not rush too quickly to embrace the new technology for distributed public ledgers on the internet. Inside Higher Ed

An Elite Online Bachelor’s Degree

Several Ivy League universities offer online degrees at the graduate level — but few have ventured into online undergraduate degrees. The University of Pennsylvania could lead the way. The University of Pennsylvania announced Tuesday that it plans to launch a completely new, online bachelor’s degree in applied arts and sciences. Inside Higher Ed