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Using Analytics at UMBC: Encouraging Student Responsibility and Identifying Effective Course Designs

April 30, 2013

Higher education invests considerable resources into technology for academic purposes, but understanding whether those instructional technologies improve learning is often a difficult questio…

Overcoming Hurdles to Social Media in Education

April 1, 2013

Key Takeaways According to a recent study, 100 percent of colleges and universities surveyed use social media , but instructors use it far less for teaching than they do for per…

Blazing the Trail in Texas: Work in Progress on the Texas Affordable Baccalaureate

April 25, 2013

  “What we’re talking about is a different satisfactory academic progress model than most of you are used to,” said project leader Van Davis to a large group of faculty from the two Tex…

Implementing Online Learning Labs in Schools and Districts: Lessons From Miami-Dade’s First Year

November 1, 2011

A s online learning programs become prevalent in U.S. schools, school and district leaders, teachers, and policy makers are looking for the best ways to use technology to enhance learning. T…

Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education

November 1, 2012

“Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education” highlights the work of ten schools participating in the Proficiency-Based Pathways Project (PBP). Led by the Nellie Mae Ed…

Unleashing the Potential of Technology in Education

August 1, 2012

The long-promised technology revolution in education is now possible—but hardly inevitable. Educators and policymakers must act today to unleash the potential of technology to improve instruc…

Designing Mobile Learning Experiences for Higher Education

September 24, 2012

Mobile has been the fastest growing industry, ever . In the developed world, mobile subscriptions are flattening, not due to a lack of interest but from market saturation. The developing world…

Classroom and Instructional Technology

December 18, 2012

This CDS Spotlight focuses on survey results related to classroom technology . Creating effective learning environments in higher education classrooms with technology poses an ongoing challe…

The Annual ECAR Student and IT Study

December 18, 2012

The ECAR Study of Student Technology surveyed over 100,000 students from 195 institutions in 2012. The resulting report represents findings that embody student perspectives about technology in hi…

Emerging Technologies in the Humanities Classroom

March 13, 2013 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference

Presenters will explore ways emerging technologies can be adapted for the humanities classroom. First, Boston College will share MediaKron, a web-based teaching application developed to allow facul…