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At Fox Valley Technical College, students are using virtual reality to safely explore the inner workings of a diesel engine — while it is running.
07/14/2020
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Packback, an online platform that uses artificial intelligence to facilitate class discussions, has introduced an Instant Feedback feature that provides students with a real-time assessment of their contributions and allows them to revise and improve their work before final submission.
07/13/2020
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A new program at Rice University gives students outside the institution a chance to take select online courses for credit.
07/13/2020
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At Georgia State University, students learn not only the technical competencies deemed necessary for "digital literacy"; they learn how to pair their new technical understanding with fledgling leadership skills. Now Tiffany Green-Abdullah, founding director of GSU's Digital Learners to Leaders co-curricular program since 2018, is focusing on developing similar programs to be offered more widely — outside GSU.
07/13/2020
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A new esports complex under construction on the campus of the University of Kentucky has sold naming rights.
07/09/2020
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Education technology company CourseTune has launched a version of its course planning software for use by individual instructors.
07/09/2020
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When your institution is buying a new technology solution, this Educause tool can eliminate the tedious work of vetting the security posture of the companies you're considering.
07/09/2020
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The current pandemic is exacerbating the laborious process of reviewing verifications for student FAFSA applications — placing increased demands on financial aid offices at colleges and universities everywhere.
07/09/2020
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Epson has introduced eight new models in its BrightLink and PowerLite lines of projectors. All of the new models are laser-based and designed specifically for education.
07/08/2020
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In the first two months of the pandemic, little changed about student movement in higher education. However, researchers suggested, "early signs of broader impacts" have begun to surface, including signals of a dramatic reduction in new enrollments.
07/08/2020
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The University of Oklahoma has pulled together its online graduate degree programs under one central umbrella: OU Online.
07/08/2020
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Education technology companies Campus Management, Campus Labs and iModules are combining to form a new company, dubbed Anthology.
07/07/2020
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A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University has come up with a way to combine iPhone videos to create 4D visualizations. The results allow the viewer to see action from myriad angles, erase people from the scene to see what's behind them and remove objects that block lines of sight.
07/07/2020
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An historically Black university in South Carolina has set up a partnership with Zoom Video. The arrangement between Claflin University and Zoom encompasses internships, scholarships and curricula development.
07/07/2020
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For the fifth year running, the University of Kentucky Libraries has issued grants to faculty to develop open educational resources for their courses, as a replacement for the commercial textbooks they traditionally use.
07/06/2020
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Spelman College in Georgia has announced a phased reopening plan that includes both in-person and online instruction, in a "low-density hybrid" model.
07/06/2020
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Pre-pandemic, a slim majority of students considered affordability the most compelling driver for choosing their online school.
07/01/2020
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The University of West Georgia has announced plans for a "full return" to campus on Aug. 12, for in-person instruction. The school has also developed contingency plans, one for fully online classes and one that shifts from on-site to online at some point during the fall term.
07/01/2020