A Carnegie Mellon University anthropological study identifies a few common reasons why faculty hesitate to try new teaching practices, among which is a fear of looking stupid. IHE columnist John Warner responds.
MOOCs Now Focused on Paid Certificates and OPM Market
The transformation is complete – per Class Central, big MOOCs are now focused on professional dev certificates and OPM market.
Follow-Up From Future Trends Forum Discussion On Learning Platforms
So many questions, so little time. Following up on questions from Future Trends Forum discussion with Bryan Alexander and a host of others.
Academic LMS Market Share: A view across four global regions
Thanks to the broadest view of the installed base of LMS solutions across the globe, we can see a duopoly from Moodle and Blackboard Learn.
Welcome to the Refreshed e-Literate
We’ve gotten rid of the shag rug and lava lamps. Oh yeah, and we’ve made the site more usable by revamping the content categories and making other content-focused improvements.
Setting a Standard for Explanations in Learning Science and Ed Tech
Ed tech and learning science are both littered with obscure and hard-to-read journal articles written for a handful of other experts on one hand and empty puff pieces on the other. We need a middle ground.
First Board Meeting For Kaplan / Purdue University: Tuition Levels Set
Purdue University’s tuition changes for the online university soon to be formerly known as Kaplan give us some early hints about direction and raise questions about whether NewU will be targeting in-state as well as out-of-state students.