Learning analytics in higher education: A review of UK and international practice
A new report from Jisc documents the emerging uses of learning analytics in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
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A Nobel laureate’s education plea: Revolutionize teaching
NPR interviewed Nobel laureate Carl Wieman about his work to promote active learning as a more effective teaching model over traditional lecturing.
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Online education: A catalyst for higher education reforms
The Online Education Policy Initiative at MIT examines the implications of online education on higher education.
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Is video a threat to learning management systems?
Tony Bates unpacks Josh Bersin’s article ‘Will Video-Based Learning Kill the LMS?’, which discusses the growing popularity of videos and how they should be used in education and training.
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Small changes in teaching: Giving them a say
James M. Lang examines ways to give students more agency in the classroom through making modest but powerful changes in teaching.
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Your course accessibility checklist
Jason Khurdan provides a guide to help faculty members embed accessibility into online courses.
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More colleges turn to ‘stackable’ degrees as entries to graduate programs
With the rising cost of graduate education and a greater demand from students for cheaper and more convenient ways of learning, more post-secondary institutions are looking into “stackable degrees.”
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Changing records of learning through innovations in pedagogy and technology
This article examines how innovations in pedagogy and technology could “revolutionize the records we use to track learning, moving our approach from one of checking off boxes to one connecting the dots.”
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The promise of virtual reality in higher education
Bryan Sinclair and Glenn Gunhouse discuss the ways that Virtual Reality may transform higher education.
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Analysis of the data-driven MOOC literature published in 2013-2015
A new paper addresses a number of gaps in the scholarly understanding of MOOCs by analyzing empirical literature published between 2013-15.
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