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Google has unveiled some of its plans for updates to Meet, the web conferencing tool that's part of the company's G Suite for Education. The basic thrust is to give instructors more control over their real-time sessions and help them make the classes more engaging.
07/20/2020
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The feds need to step up and help bail out higher education in the coming recession. Otherwise, college will be off the table for many students and families. That's the bottom line, according to William Doyle, a professor of higher education and public policy at Vanderbilt University, writing on Third Way.
07/20/2020
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A survey among college-bound students in California has found that four in five have had to change their college plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
07/20/2020
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Two campuses have announced plans to require virus testing of students as part of coming back to campus.
07/20/2020
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Indiana University has released preliminary findings from a survey of undergraduates and instructors across its all of its campuses, examining their experiences of the transition to remote instruction this past spring.
07/16/2020
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San José State University is partnering with Fullstack Academy to create two new Tech Bootcamp programs focused on coding and cyber security.
07/15/2020
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Mobile communications company Full Measure Education has introduced a new library of Fall Reopening Solutions, mobile engagement tools designed to help higher education institutions reopen safely in the fall.
07/15/2020
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Vanderbilt University has announced a new Instructional Design Support Center focused on improving online teaching and course quality.
07/14/2020
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Google has announced three new certificate programs on Coursera: Data Analytics, Project Management, and User Experience Design.
07/14/2020
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Microsoft intends to provide free online job training through its company, LinkedIn, to 25 million people by the end of this year. The goal: to help those who have been hit by unemployment, furloughs and reduced paychecks to acquire new digital skills as part of accelerating the economic recovery.
07/14/2020
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Public universities and community colleges are positioned to most benefit from changes in student enrollment in the fall. The reason for that, according to a new Moody's Investors Service "Sector Comment," is because the COVID-19 pandemic may force students to choose schools closer to home.
07/14/2020
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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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