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5G technology needs edge computing architecture

Most industry discussions have extolled the benefits of the cloud but also warned about cloud computing costs and vendor lock-in. Ten years ago, most discussions about cloud computing warned about security and migration pitfalls with public clouds. Today, conversely, most experts consider the cloud safer, more scalable and integral to any agile IT architecture. But […]

University’s Digital Learning Initiative Focuses on Universal Access

The University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Ark., has collaborated with Apple to distribute nearly 1,000 Apple iPad devices, Apple pencils and smart keyboards to its students and faculty, according to a recent news release. Center for Digital Education

Gale’s Digital Scholar Lab Removes Barriers to Entry into Digital Scholarship, Streamlining Workflows, Driving Visualizations and Discoveries

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – September 11, 2018 – Gale, a Cengage company, is changing the way scholars and students access and analyze raw text data. Gale’s Digital Scholar Lab, a cloud-based research environment launched by the company today, allows students and researchers to apply natural language processing tools to raw text data (OCR) from Gale […]

The Future of Digital Learning Collaboration

In the late ’90s and early 2000s, when online education was still nascent, state university systems needed major technical help getting new programs off the ground. Several organizations focused on digital learning cropped up, bolstered by state funding and membership fees from participating institutions. Inside Higher Ed

Open Access at the Movies

A new documentary film taking aim at for-profit publishers is about to be screened at universities around the world, but will it further the goals of the open-access movement? Inside Higher Ed

Making E-Textbooks More Interactive

Columbus State Community College created a multimedia e-book for English composition students that reduces textbook costs and reimagines the ways learners engage with course material. Campus Technology

Khan Academy Announces New Mastery Learning Features

As learners across academic levels return to school this year, there’s a good chance they’ll spend some down time watching Khan Academy videos to refresh or further the education process. And when they do, they’ll notice some new features in certain subjects. As each video winds down, they’ll be asked a set of questions. If […]

The Future of Education and Skills Education 2030

This OECD Learning Framework 2030 offers a vision and some underpinning principles for the future of education systems. It is about orientation, not prescription. The learning framework has been co-created for the OECD Education 2030 project by government representatives and a growing community of partners, including thought leaders, experts, school networks, school leaders, teachers, students […]

New audio-only agMOOC for farmers launched

COL and agMOOC partners, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) and the University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Raichur have launched a massive open online course (MOOC) for rice and cotton farmers in Karnataka, India. Over 4,000 farmers have enrolled in this course which started on 10 August 2018 and will run for 16 weeks. Commonwealth […]

Eurekos, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft, Pearson

Eurekos: Eurekos LMS Review – Create, Curate & Manage Content Quickly McGraw-Hill: An Introduction To Efficacy Research In Education Microsoft: What’s New In EDU: Minecraft: Education Edition Expands To IPad Pearson: Pearson And Baker University Partner To Provide Students Course Materials, Tutoring & Career Services For One Flat Rate