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Why more college students are turning to cheating, and finding creepy proctoring

Posted by jyosim2 on Tuesday October 06, 2020 @12:42PM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-10-06-with-no-study-buddies-more-college-students-turn-to-cheating

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How Amazon’s Purchase of Whole Foods Highlights Omnichannel Future of Higher Ed

Posted by jyosim2 on Thursday June 22, 2017 @01:39PM
from the edsurge.com dept.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-06-22-how-amazon-s-purchase-of-whole-foods-highlights-the-hybrid-omnichannel-future-of-higher-ed

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What’s at Stake in President Trump’s Order to Revamp Apprenticeship Programs

Posted by jyosim2 on Friday June 16, 2017 @10:15AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-06-15-what-s-at-stake-in-president-trump-s-order-to-revamp-apprenticeship-programs

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Why LinkedIn Has Been Building a Video Course Library

Posted by jyosim2 on Wednesday June 07, 2017 @09:11AM
from the edsurge.com dept.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-06-05-as-linkedin-s-video-library-grows-company-says-it-has-no-plans-to-compete-with-colleges

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Classroom Tech Fail: 'Clickers' Can Impede Conceptual Learning

Posted by jyosim2 on Friday May 26, 2017 @09:16AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-05-25-study-finds-classroom-response-clickers-can-impede-conceptual-understanding

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Knewton, a Pioneer in Big Data in Education, Faces Major Setback

Posted by jyosim2 on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:33PM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-05-12-pearson-an-investor-in-knewton-is-phasing-out-partnership-on-adaptive-products

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Posted by jyosim2 on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @11:34AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-04-26-the-asian-money-fueling-us-edtech-investments

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Big Data Has Come to College Advising, Raising Bigger Ethical Q's

Posted by jyosim2 on Friday April 14, 2017 @11:26AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-04-13-this-mathematician-brought-big-data-to-advising-then-deeper-questions-emerged

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MOOCs Have a Business Model, Except in the Liberal Arts

Posted by jyosim2 on Friday March 31, 2017 @09:32AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-03-29-coursera-s-rick-levin-on-the-evolution-of-moocs-and-microcredentials

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Steve Jobs Said iPads Would Transform Teaching. Yet Few Colleges Use Them Widely

Posted by jyosim2 on Tuesday March 28, 2017 @10:54AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-03-28-ipads-did-not-revolutionize-campus-teaching-but-a-few-colleges-give-every-student-one

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Startup Says It Can Replace Traditional College with a One-Year Program

Posted by jyosim2 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:00AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-03-20-missionu-says-it-can-replace-traditional-college-with-a-one-year-program

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Online Discussion Forums Don't Work. Will Threaded Video Replace Them?

Posted by jyosim2 on Friday March 17, 2017 @11:30AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-03-17-for-online-class-discussions-instructors-move-from-text-to-video

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'People Analytics': What Web Browser Candidates Apply with Predicts Job Success

Posted by jyosim2 on Friday March 03, 2017 @09:21AM
from the edsurge.com dept.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-03-02-what-colleges-should-know-about-a-growing-talent-strategy-push-by-companies

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Should Online Courses Go Through ‘Beta Testing’? Coursera Taps Volunteer Corp

Posted by jyosim2 on Friday February 17, 2017 @09:12AM
from the edsurge.com dept.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-02-16-should-online-courses-go-through-beta-testing-how-one-provider-taps-2-500-volunteers?utm_source=EdSurgeNext&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=02-17-17&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWVRjMU16VXpOemczWW1WbSIsInQiOiJIa1VEMjlOeDNtM2FjdmcxMkhkeGZkUUd5T3pHWGwwbnhybm05Uzc0RytLNHpwbXJGU1hIU1hreDRIS2RJNDd6SzdUeWlEZkpYR0dyXC9jaHlSb0ZXU2Joa3VVRDNSaG9OMjRJQkJxR3dJZU03V3lURmZPemJnWTZLdjdjMHhBa2kifQ%3D%3D

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Despite Free-College Hype, Community College Enrollment Declining

Posted by jyosim2 on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @10:59AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-02-13-as-community-colleges-have-their-moment-leaders-face-tough-challenges

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What If College Students Wrote the Textbooks (It's Happening)

Posted by jyosim2 on Thursday February 09, 2017 @09:19AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-02-09-a-growing-but-controversial-idea-in-open-access-textbooks-let-students-help-write-them

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Coursera’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration from Netflix–and LinkedIn

Posted by jyosim2 on Friday January 27, 2017 @09:33AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-01-27-coursera-s-new-strategy-takes-inspiration-from-netflix-and-linkedin

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Colleges Turn Research Lens on Themselves with New Centers

Posted by jyosim2 on Thursday January 19, 2017 @11:35AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-01-19-what-do-you-call-it-when-colleges-turn-their-research-powers-on-their-own-practices

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Another Final Obama Admin Last Act: Proposing How to Rethink College with Tech

Posted by jyosim2 on Saturday January 14, 2017 @09:02AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-01-12-obama-s-education-dept-issues-last-hurrah-a-national-edtech-plan-for-higher-education

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Udacity Nanodegrees Could Soon Be Banned in Minnesota

Posted by jyosim2 on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @01:48PM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-12-14-minnesota-higher-ed-office-says-udacity-s-nanodegrees-might-violate-state-law

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AI Could Help Solve Unemployment: By Helping Colleges Predict What to Offer

Posted by jyosim2 on Thursday December 08, 2016 @09:14AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-12-08-artificial-intelligence-could-help-colleges-better-plan-what-courses-they-should-offer

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Why Don't Professors Share Teaching Practices the Way They Cite Research

Posted by jyosim2 on Monday November 28, 2016 @11:30AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-11-23-professors-aren-t-good-at-sharing-their-classroom-practices-teaching-portfolios-might-help

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At White House Gathering on Reinventing College, Trump Is Elephant in the Room

Posted by jyosim2 on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @09:04AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-11-16-at-white-house-gathering-on-higher-ed-innovation-trump-is-the-elephant-in-the-room

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Are Broken College Classrooms Contributing to Virtiolic Political Dialogue

Posted by jyosim2 on Thursday November 10, 2016 @09:40AM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-11-09-the-election-is-over-can-colleges-get-classroom-discussions-back-on-track

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Why Udacity and EdX Want to Trademark the Degrees of the Future

Posted by jyosim2 on Thursday November 03, 2016 @07:00PM
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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-11-03-why-udacity-and-edx-want-to-trademark-the-degrees-of-the-future-and-what-s-at-stake-for-students

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