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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

bitWise Announces Next Generation Adaptive eLearning Platform Allowing Students to Learn Applied Computer Science and Emerging STEM Technologies at Their Own Pace

Next Generation AI-Driven eLearning Technology Harnesses AI and Machine Learning to Personalize and Adapt Course Content to Each Student’s Individual Learning Style FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — bitWise Academy, a venture-backed eLearning company that enables personalized and adaptive eLearning courses for students in schools and colleges, today unveiled its new artificial intelligence […]

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 […]

Online learning readiness and attitudes towards gaming in gamified online learning – a mixed methods case study

Gamification has gained a lot of attention in recent years as a possible way to foster students’ motivation and learning behavior. As a high drop-out rate is associated with distance learning, in particular with students often struggling to engage with the material, the implementation of gamification may support and enhance more successful online learning. A […]

“Now you’re competing”: how historically-Black colleges and universities compete (and don’t) on the Internet

No extant research has examined the web presence, web popularity, and paid adword tactics of historically-Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) compared to similar institutions. This study explores these measures and evaluates how HBCU web presence, web popularity, and paid search tactics compare to similar institutions to learn whether HBCUs are competing in one of the […]