Reported by EdSurge, Dr. John Branch from the University of Michigan, rather than fighting that neurological reality, embraces it, breaking up the session into various activities, none of which last longer than 12 minutes each.

Reported by Campus Technology, students at The University of Colorado Boulder offer “remote presence” options for students who can’t attend a class live that week. These students, with the help of a strong wi-fi connection, can log in to an iPad housed on a robotic neck in the classroom. That student can then participate in the course itself at a similar volume and with similar visibility as an in-person student.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, fewer than half of faculty who have taught online have worked with an instructional designer. And with 87% of these same faculty involved in designing their online courses, potential quality issues should concern us.

Reported by Education Dive, President Nellis from Ohio University believes we shortchange higher education when citing the mere million dollars extra a college graduate can expect to make over the course of their career compared to a high school graduate.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, while certificates of completion from individual courses offer a nice sense of completion, if these courses were steps toward a larger or more recognized certification degree, would enrollment numbers increase?

Reported by Education Dive, many universities like UC-Berkeley are minimizing their physical collections altogether, while creating brand new collaboration spaces and labs for emerging technology.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, instead, Drew University has cut day care expenses, retiree health benefits, and public safety staff redundancies compared to peer institutions.

Reported by Education Dive, rather than these transcripts being recognized and verified only by the registrar at these respective institutions, blockchain credentials allow students to have lifelong access to their credentials.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, the average 4-year college admits nearly 2/3 of their freshman applicants. This figure doesn’t even include community colleges, which are open admit.

Reported by Education Dive, The State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) has been exploring the efficacy of Adult Promise Programs, programs designed to improve completion rates for adult students.