College is the path to the American Dream
To keep open the path to the American Dream, we must tackle college productivity and affordability, writes Jamie Merisotis, CEO of the Lumina Foundation in the Huffington Post. To increase...
View ArticleSoftware predicts who’ll pass the class
Learning analytics software recommends courses and predicts grades at Austin Peay State University in Texas, reports Inside Higher Ed. Tristan Denley, the provost, has built software, called Degree...
View ArticleSmart phone can make students smarter
Smart phones can be study aids, writes Geoff Cain, director of distance education at College of the Redwoods in California. Darrell is a part-time student who does not own a car. Every Tuesday and...
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Gates funds ‘college knowledge’ apps
The College Knowledge Challenge, which kicked off Sept. 27 at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, will provide $2.5 million to developers who come up with college readiness apps and online...
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Pathway to technology degrees, jobs
Students are competing for a shot at a six-year high school in Brooklyn that offers vocational training and college classes, reports the New York Times. By 2017, the first wave of students of P-Tech —...
View ArticleCommunity college ‘flips’ classrooms
“Flipping” the classroom –putting lectures online and using class time for coaching, collaboration and discussion — is the latest thing at Grand Rapids Community College, reports EdTech Magazine. “The...
View ArticleE-books will report on students’ reading
When students read e-textbooks, e-books will be reading students, reports The Chronicle of Higher Education. CourseSmart, which sells digital textbooks, will provide “a new tool to help professors and...
View ArticleHackers vie for cybersecurity training
Would-be cyber-warriors are competing for spots in a cybersecurity training program at Brookdale Community College in New Jersey, reports Community College Times. More than 600 people registered for...
View ArticleMany choices, little guidance
Community college students have many choices and little guidance in setting academic or career goals, concludes a Community College Research Center study. “Offering students multiple course and degree...
View ArticleTechnology aids disabled ‘middle college’ students
Technology is helping high school students with learning disabilities take college courses, writes Michael Yudin,acting assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative...
View ArticleFrom GED to PhD
Krista M. LeBrun dropped out of high school in ninth grade, earned a GED at 17 — and kept on going, she writes in a Community College Week commentary. Tired of of being treated as a loser, LeBrun went...
View ArticleTribal college revives Comanche language
Comanche Nation College in Oklahoma is using technology to teach the Comanche language, reports the Chronicle of Higher Education. Tribal elders helped professors create a digital archive of the...
View ArticleConfused? Your computer may sense it
Computers can monitor students’ facial expressions and evaluate their engagement or frustration, according to North Carolina State researchers. That could help teachers track students’ understanding in...
View ArticleReport: California is losing higher ed edge
California is losing its higher education edge, warns a new report. State universities and community colleges must be redesigned to produce the educated workers the economy needs, said Lt. Gov. Gavin...
View ArticleThe answers are online
Community colleges are using technology to provide information and advice to students, reports Community College Daily. Providing online sites and videos is much cheaper than hiring more counselors. At...
View ArticlePrize rewards tech solutions to boost success
The Robin Hood College Success Prize will reward innovative use of technology to help community college students complete a degree, writes Michael M. Weinstein, who leads the poverty-fighting Robin...
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89% of students use a laptop
Eighty-nine percent of college students use a laptop, note book or Chromebook for their school work, according to the Pearson Mobile Device Survey. Fifty-six percent use a smart phone and 33 percent a...
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