Higher-Education Technology News

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


NASA Looking for Academic Partners on Smallsat Collaboration

NASA is seeking Smallsat technology proposals from American colleges and universities. The agency reported it plans to select 10 total proposals, with project awards ranging from $100,000 for single schools to $150,000 for teams of multiple schools.

ASCI Connect Launches Cloud-Based Network Monitoring

ASCI Connect has launched a new cloud-based network monitoring and reporting service, Network Monitoring Centre, which is designed to provide visibility into network traffic from a single dashboard interface.

Gale Rolling Out New Platform To House Digital Humanities Collections

Educational publisher Gale will make all of its digital humanities collections available through one platform "over the coming years," according to a news release from the Michigan-based company.

McGraw-Hill Releases New Version of Adaptive Learning Tool

McGraw-Hill Education's latest release of its adaptive learning program LearnSmart can be used with any textbook or open source materials used in a course where the software is offered.



Third Wave Digital Launches Responsive Design Services for Higher Ed

Web design firm Third Wave Digital has unveiled a design and coding package to help colleges and universities convert their sites to responsive Web design, which optimizes site layout based on computer or device screen size.

Partnership Enhances Reference Service with Text-to-Speech Technology

Reference and information skills company Credo has partnered with ReadSpeaker to add text-to-speech features to its Literati suite of software and services.

South Carolina College Automates Admissions Processes

Coker College in Hartsville, SC has deployed a constituent relationship management platform to help the school automate its admissions process, and increase retention and enrollment.

Penn State Deploys iPad Presentation Tool

Instructors at Penn State can now access and remotely control presentations from their podium computer using an iPad.

Washington State Community and Technical Colleges Standardize Admin Software

The Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) plans to update and standardize its administrative software across all 34 campuses.

Higher Ed Organizations Go Public with Windows 8 Deployments

Four higher education institutions have recently gone public with their adoption of Microsoft's Windows 8.