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This week, WCET announced that the Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework (PAR) project data definitions are now to be offered under Creative Commons licensing. CT asked Russ Little, who serves as project director for the student success plan at Sinclair Community College what this means not only for PAR member institutions like his, but for other community colleges and the higher education community in general. More
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The Predictive Analytics Reporting Framework project has publicly released the full definitions for the data included in the PAR database to encourage distribution of the definitions in the higher education research community. MoreVirginia’s Community College System will launch new campus apps to increase the connection between VCCS and its 400,000 students and their campus communities. MoreA Los Angeles couple's $1 million gift will be used to grow and support online learning programs at Santa Monica College. MoreWearable gadgets, gamification, and learning analytics are three of six technologies that will have a major impact on strategic technology planning in higher education in the next five years, according to the latest NMC Horizon Report released by the New Media Consortium and the Educause Learning Initiative. MoreedX and the city of Boston are teaming up to launch BostonX, a pilot project that joins the city with edX founding partners Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MoreFor students seeking to tentatively test the college waters before signing up, nine public universities will offer a free initial course as a massive open online course. MoreThe possibilities inherent in digital learning won't in and of themselves flatten the global playing field for students, according to new research, unless we first give attention to the idea of creating "connected learning environments." MoreCampus Grumble has launched a new online platform intended to provide students with a positive forum for articulating concerns to school administrators as a way of fostering change. MoreJenzabar is shipping a major new edition of its continuing education application, Jenzabar Higher Reach. More
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