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The Digital Divide 2.0: Navigating Digital Equity and Health Equity in Education

More than two years ago, educators around the country began to engage in dialogue regarding the digital divide, as they recognized the reality that...

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MIT Professors Propose a New Kind of University for Post-COVID Era

College in the U.S. mainly comes in a few fixed shapes and sizes: the research university, the liberal arts college, the community college, the...

College Students Are Spending Less On Course Materials—And More On Tech

Even though they are taking more courses, college students are spending less on course materials.The average college student spent $339 on course materials in...

Is There Still Time to Build Equity into Virtual Reality Edtech?

Not everyone is sold on the idea that virtual reality technology could or should bring higher education into a future of avatars and holograms....

College Enrollment is Down. Can These New State Policies Help?

The pandemic has thrown up more obstacles for students trying to stay on track toward a credential, and that has been particularly true for...

Teaching ‘Digital Native’ College Students Who Understand TikTok — But Not Microsoft Excel

When Wendy Schatzberg, an associate professor at Utah Tech University, was teaching introductory chemistry, she thought her students would know how to use basic...

College’s Use of Exam-Proctoring Software to ‘Scan’ Rooms Violated Privacy Rights, Judge Finds

Colleges can’t tap into a student’s webcam to scan the room around them during remote exams. That was the ruling of a federal judge...

Is Higher Ed Really Ready to Embrace Hybrid Learning?

The future of higher education will bring more hybrid learning models—but colleges may not yet have the staff and systems they need to scale...

What a New Strategy at 2U Means for the Future of Online Higher Education

The fortunes of Online Program Management companies, or OPMs, are falling fast these days. These companies, which help colleges set up online programs and...

What ‘Shakespeare Karaoke’ Teaches About the Virtual Reality Future

To immerse, or not to immerse? For professors designing virtual reality versions of Shakespeare’s plays, that is the question. The answer(s) may have implications...

With Stressed-Out Students in Challenging Times, Faculty Must Embrace Caring Practices

In the bad-old days of college teaching, especially in technical subjects, professors would stand before a classroom of freshmen and say, “Look to the...

Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

Class starts with silence, and breath. Fill the balloons that are your lungs, the professor says, then empty them completely.“Thank yourself for making it...

This Simple Nudge Can Get Students More Engaged in Online Courses

When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) were first introduced about a decade ago, many higher education professionals viewed this new arrival as a gimmick....

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