Higher-Education Technology News

All news articles from the CT editorial team, in chronological order.


Desktop Tool Makes Helps Academic Researching Organize Scientific Data

Digital Science has released a desktop application designed to help academic researchers manage their scientific research project data.

National American U Adds Smartphone Apps

A university based in Rapid City, SD, which offers traditional, online, and hybrid courses, has recently released smartphone apps to provide tools for students receiving Web-based instruction.

ConnectEdu integrates with Canvas LMS

ConnectEdu will integrate CoursEval, its online course evaluation software with, Canvas, Instructure's open, cloud-based learning management system.

Partnership Offers Open Resource Course Frameworks

Lumen Learning and Instructure have partnered to introduce six new course frameworks based on open educational resources and available free through Instructure's Canvas platform.



SIIA Report: Data Usage and Student Privacy Not at Odds

A new paper out from the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) takes a proactive stance in warning policy makers not to use too heavy a hand in regulating data usage.

EnGenius Offers Free Wireless Network Equipment for Qualifying Educational Institutions

EnGenius Technologies, a provider of long-range wireless voice and data solutions, has launched a free product trial promotion for qualifying private and public K-12 schools, colleges, and universities in the United States.

Devon IT's Ceptor Converts HDMI Displays into Zero Client Devices

Devon IT has unveiled Ceptor, an ultra-compact device that converts any HDMI-capable monitor or TV into an interactive zero client.

City University of Hong Kong Increases, Upgrades Video Instruction Tools

City University of Hong Kong is expanding an existing deployment of lecture capture technology following the successful implementation of blended learning and flipped classroom techniques.

Report: 85 Percent of Educational Institutions Allow BYOD, Yet Security Lags Behind

Eighty-five percent of educational institutions allow instructors or students to use their own devices on institutional networks according to a new survey from Bradford Networks.

USC Joins Cybersecurity Research Consortium

The University of Southern California is the newest member of the Northrop Grumman Cybersecurity Research Consortium, a partnership between academia and industry working together to increase Northrop Grumman Corporation's technological capabilities in the area of cybersecurity.