Gardner Campbell has been teaching a new course this fall called "The Rise of Social Media," in which he and his students explore the history, trends, and perhaps even the future of what we now call social media. Here, CT asks Campbell for some early insights from the time he's spent with classes so far.
Microsoft has announced simplified pricing for education customers that are using versions of the software beyond the free Office 365 (A1).
Anthology and Blackboard have announced a merger, pairing the former's enterprise software for enrollment management, student engagement, alumni fundraising and institutional effectiveness with the latter's learning management software, communication tools and student success solutions.
In collaboration with Google Cloud, Walden University has created a new tool that uses artificial intelligence to help students review and master course concepts.
Follett has sold its K–12 content and software division to private investment firm Francisco Partners, which also owns Renaissance Learning, Discovery Education, Freckle, myON and Mystery Science. The Follett Higher Education Group will remain a part of the company.
Education technology company Cengage is adding more than 100 new employability modules within its Cengage Unlimited course materials subscription service.
A new offering from study tools platform Quizlet provides step-by-step guidance to assist students with problem sets from popular textbooks.
In a fall 2020 survey of institutions piloting adaptive courseware in gateway courses, 96 percent of faculty agreed that the technology helped them improve student learning, and allowed them to better monitor student progress and hold individual students accountable for engaging in class.
InSpace, a new virtual education platform that allows students and instructors to interact online much like they would in physical spaces, has announced integration with Instructure's Canvas learning management system.
Now, while we are not yet free from the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions and technology market leaders are looking at the next big questions: What's in the future? Which of the changes we make during the pandemic should move with us into the future?
