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The future of education and paradigm shifts in eLearning are a hot topic of conversation for many educational institutions, in particular higher education. The purpose of this article to highlight one university’s new approach to transforming global higher education and eLearning with competency-based education, link this new and innovative approach to research, and provide implications […]
Anderson University began re‐designing one of its online degrees using competency‐based education principles in 2015, using almost 2 years to develop the curriculum and implementation plans. The model is designed with maximum flexibility, letting students choose their path to competency at each course rather than developing both subscription and term models. In the term‐based model that […]
Amazon moves deeper into offering postsecondary credentials, following Google and other big employers, but largely bypasses traditional colleges with the expanded training options. Inside Higher Ed
As immersive technologies come down in price and get easier to create content for, it may be time for your university or college to set up a program to help faculty experience virtual reality and augmented reality. A pro offers seven “VITaL” lessons. Campus Technology
Innovating Pedagogy 2019: Exploring new forms of teaching, learning and assessment, to guide educators and policy makers This series of reports explores new forms of teaching, learning, and assessment for an interactive world, to guide teachers and policy makers in productive innovation. This seventh report proposes ten innovations that are already in currency but havenot […]
In 2019, the EDUCAUSE Enterprise IT Program is examining the relationship between enterprise IT and the digital transformation of higher education. The second theme for the year is getting institutional stakeholders on board with a technology strategy that supports digital transformation. EDUCAUSE Review
This mixed methods study explores instructor motivations for offering massive open online courses (MOOCs) as well as the instructional innovations used to enhance the MOOC design. The researchers surveyed 143 MOOC instructors worldwide and then interviewed 12 of these instructors via Zoom. They also extensively reviewed the MOOCs of the interviewees. The primary motivations for […]
EDUCAUSE is proud to continue the tradition of excellence begun by the New Media Consortium’s (NMC) work on the Horizon Report. The report serves as a reference and technology planning guide for educators, higher education leaders, administrators, policy makers, and technologists. his report profiles six key trends, six significant challenges, and six important developments in […]
In 2019, the EDUCAUSE Enterprise IT Program is examining the relationship between enterprise IT and the digital transformation of higher education. The second theme for the year is getting institutional stakeholders on board with a technology strategy that supports digital transformation. EDUCAUSE Review
Virginia Tech announces $1 billion ‘innovation campus’Virginia Tech announced on Tuesday plans to construct a $1 billion “innovation campus” to be opened next year in Alexandria, Virginia, just two miles from the new HQ2 office Amazon intends to build in nearby Crystal City, Virginia. edscoop HISTORIC DAY: Virginia Tech Innovation Campus key to Virginia […]
