Education 2.0 & 3.0

In a recently announced transaction, 2U will acquire all edX assets, including the brand, about 3,500 digital courses, and the website — with its 50 million learners. This development should serve as a wakeup call for other colleges and universities, which must start thinking about how to unbundle the value chain and outsource areas where others possess superior core competencies By partnering and controlling significant parts of value chain instead of resisting them, universities can gain a significant portion of revenues that would steadily migrate toward EdTech companies. Those additional revenues can provide seed capital to universities to drive their own EdTech initiatives. Right now, they’re mere spectators in the game.

Via Peter Mellow

By answering 10 calls to action, IT leaders can catalyze lasting transformations that will fundamentally redefine how higher education institutions pr

Via Peter Mellow

Students missed a lot of high school instruction. Now many are behind, especially in math, and getting that degree could be harder ..."

Via Leona Ungerer

"Artificial intelligence can now produce prose that accomplishes the learning outcomes of a college writing assignment. What does that say about the assignment? ..."

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"Limited access to active learning spaces may disproportionately hurt historically excluded groups, and institutions should build more of these spaces in the name of equity, according to a new study. Where does higher ed stand on next-generation learning spaces? ..."

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"As higher education institutions turn to technology to meet the needs of teaching and learning in a post-pandemic world, knowing how to efficiently and effectively introduce new approaches — and learning how to recover from mistakes along the way — will be an increasingly valuable skill ..."

Via Leona Ungerer

As the types and amounts of personal data increase, users and institutions need to strengthen the ways they protect the sensitive information they col

Via Peter Mellow

"Here's how bisynchronous classes offer engaging learning experiences for students in Higher Ed with a blend of real-time interaction and self-paced instruction ...

Via Leona Ungerer

If we keep telling Americans kids not to go to college, America will lose its economic and military edge.

Via Peter Mellow

"Lower-income students still pay less than higher-income ones overall, but rising college costs fall more heavily on families least able to absorb it ..."

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"Graduates entering the workforce with good career prospects and high starting salaries are the most satisfied with their major, according to ZipRecruiter ..."

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"Education services from across the world have joined forces to establish a Global Academic Integrity Network to stamp out the multi-billion-dollar ..."

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The OfS blended learning report presents key strategic guidance for universities. With the momentum gained from the rapid transition to online learning, there is no better time to reimagine the student experience.

Via Elizabeth E Charles

"The pandemic may be fading, but some students still need accommodations and flexibility, proponents say. Others argue that recorded lectures inhibit class discussion, compromise privacy and threaten faculty intellectual property rights ..."

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"Researchers from the UOC's Edul@b and the UK's Open University – two of Europe's leading online universities – have worked with Italy's Institute for Educational Technology to add an online dimension to rankings and, thus, promote competition in online learning among universities ..."

Via Leona Ungerer