‘The Pulse’: Labster
This month’s edition of the “Pulse” podcast features an interview with Mikkel Marfelt and Aaron Knox of Labster, which develops interactive laboratory simulations. Inside Higher Ed
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Blackboard acquires Sequoia Retail Systems
Blackboard has acquired point-of-sale manufacturer Sequoia Retail Systems, a provider of comprehensive POS solutions for educational institutions. The move will bring new dining, retail and bookstore POS and inventory/operations management capabilities to Blackboard Transact, the education technology company’s campus ID, transaction, security and financial solutions arm. Blackboard
Advances in Computing, Neuroscience Will Change How Students Learn
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Advances in the science of how the brain learns and in computerized models of human thought processes will not just make their way into education, but will change the way learning happens. Converge Magazine
Understanding Competency-Based Education: An Interview with Allison Barber
Allison Barber is the chancellor of Western Governors University Indiana, an institution that has been practicing competency-based education (CBE) since 1997. She presented at our Connect Higher Education Summit, and she shared with us her insights into CBE: what it is, what challenges it’s facing, and what its future is. Uncompromisingedu.com
Interim chief information security officer discusses cybersecurity at Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State recently announced that Donald J. Welch has been appointed as Penn State’s new chief information security officer (CISO). Until Welch assumes his position on Dec. 5, Andrew Sears, interim CISO and dean of the College of Information Sciences and Technology, will continue to work with the Office of Information […]
Top 10 Education Technologies that Will Be Dead and Gone in the Next Decade
In our 2016 Teaching with Technology survey, faculty members offered their predictions on what the future holds for technology in teaching — including what hardware and systems will bite the dust over the next 10 years. Campus Technology
10 must-know takeaways from EDUCAUSE 2016
If you’re at all interested in higher education innovation and technology, the annual EDUCAUSE conference is a must-attend. And EDUCAUSE 2016 didn’t disappoint its over 7,000 attendees and 1,800 institutions from 46 countries thanks to a relevant focus on student success and campus-wide collaboration. eCampus News
Intro to Computer Science Goes Online for Undergrads
Georgia Tech and McGraw-Hill Education are teaming up on an innovative approach to make elite education more broadly accessible. They’re launching an online, undergraduate course in computer science that will debut this spring for current Tech students and be made available in MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) format to help future Georgia Tech applicants earn […]
D2L Selects Amazon Web Services Cloud to Improve Learning Worldwide
D2L’s use of AWS Cloud will accelerate global expansion and innovation Learning is about to take another leap forward. D2L, a learning technology leader, is delighted to announce that it has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its strategic public cloud infrastructure provider. D2L will be able to serve its global customers from AWS locations in the […]
U.S. Dept. of Ed. Unveils Free Online Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Edtech Products
“Procurement.” In education, the mouthful term often evokes fear and frustration. For many schools and districts, it refers to a long, laborious process of finding and selecting technology, curriculum and other resources—oftentimes spending millions of dollars in the process. And not all procurement leads to products that produce results, because it’s difficult for districts to […]