Using Data for Smart Choices: The Hobsons Acquisition of the PAR Framework

Hobsons announced its acquisition of the PAR (Predictive Analytics Reporting) Framework this month, and the PAR team is already in Arlington for the onboarding process. CT spoke with Ellen Wagner, who is now Chief Research Officer for the PAR Framework and VP for Research at Hobsons; and Stephen M. Smith, President of Advising and Admissions Solutions at Hobsons for their views on the acquisition.

Report: Organizations Struggle With Data Quality Issues

Although educational institutions and other organizations are making greater use of data to support business outcomes, in many cases the quality of that data is not high enough to support goals such as improved customer experience, decision making and governance, according to a new report from Experian Data Quality, a provider of data quality software and services.

Yahoo Releases Machine Learning Dataset for Academic Researchers

Academic researchers now have free access to a sizable new dataset for the purposes of expanding the scientific world's understanding of Web sciences.

Mobility and Analytics Dominate Strategic Tech for 2016 in Higher Ed

While the topic of mobility technology dominated the Educause list of the most strategic technologies in 2015, this year's compilation for higher ed is quite diverse, covering mobile again alongside analytics, security, application management and delivery, service desk management, business performance and teaching and learning.

Call for Entries: 2016 Campus Technology Innovators Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2016 CT Innovators Awards.

Stanford Launches New Innovative Teaching and Course Design Grant Program

Stanford has launched a new Winter 2016 Grant Program, which aims to provide financial support for innovative uses of technology and course designs and redesigns.

Flat World Content Gains Adaptive Tech

Flat World Education today announced a partnership with Knewton that will bring the company's adaptive learning technology to Flat World's digital course content.

U California San Diego Looks Ahead to Robotics Research Following Apple Acquisition

Apple's acquisition of Emotient, an artificial intelligence start-up founded by three University of California San Diego (UCSD) researchers, has cleared the way for further robotics research at the university.

Georgetown Portal Links Higher Ed to Workforce Needs

A new portal houses state-level research linking higher education to labor market demands.

Research: Game-Based Learning Can Help Nontraditional Student

Game-based learning should just be another tool in the belt, as far as educators in higher ed think, particularly useful for "learning moments" that can help students succeed, according to new research from Muzzy Lane. Likewise, game-based learning is no good if it's pricey and complex to develop; it needs to be inexpensive and "authorable" by the faculty members themselves. And don't forget, students say, to make the games mobile so they work on the same devices the students like to use.

New OER-Based Learning Platform Provides Alternative to Traditional Textbooks

PanOpen is tackling the textbook affordability challenge with a new learning platform based exclusively on open educational resources.

2016 NMC Summer Conference

ELI Annual Meeting 2016

eLearning 2016

EDexpo 2016

Kurogo Higher Ed Mobile Conference 2016

Transformational Technology in Higher Education (formerly Campus Technology Forum)

ACUTA Annual Conference & Exhibition 2016

Campus Technology 2016