Using Kinect Sensors and Facial Recognition in the Classroom

A Carnegie Mellon project is experimenting with inexpensive sensors and facial recognition technology to help improve instruction.

Top 7 Campus Technology Stories in June

From gamification to makerspaces, here's what was trending on our website last month.

Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn't Help Completion

A research project at Pennsylvania State University looked at how to improve the completion rate for people who undertake massive open online courses — a rate that currently stands at a dismal 10 percent.

More Than 90 Percent of Institutions Offer Alternative Credentials

The same study to report this statistic also found that millennial students prefer badging and certificates to traditional degrees.

Software, Classroom Management Top Interests Among Educators for Online Professional Learning

According to a new survey, educators typically take advantage of online professional learning (PL) opportunities because they are personally interested in finding out more about subjects; they're most interested in learning about software and digital resources and classroom management; and they're more likely to take advantage if they've been teaching for less than 20 years.

Syracuse U Invests $9 Million in Summer Updates to Classrooms, Campus

New York Universities to Open Additive Manufacturing R&D Center

Wayne State and Merit Partner to Host Cyber Hub

Smart Sparrow Launches Learning Design Studio

Digital Content Management Platform Adds Student Usage Analytics

Shindig Video Chat Now Integrates with Canvas

Illume Learning Launches Free Database of Teaching Materials

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