| | 1. The Myth of the Higher Ed Tech Academic / Administrative Divide | via Inside Higher Ed Higher ed technology is traditionally divided into two camps -and two cultures - administrative and academic. | Why This Matters: Today, the boundaries between academic and administrative IT services don’t have the clarity that they once did. According to this author, that’s a good thing. | | 2. Higher Ed Analytics Market Is Growing in Complexity | via Campus Technology The availability of analytics products for higher education is on the rise, and the applications tend to fall into two broad camps: learning analytics, designed to be used by instructional staff to examine data tied to student engagement and academic outcomes; and operational analytics, for use by administrators to explore operational and financial areas, such as admission, enrollment and retention. | Why This Matters: Yes, the analytics market is growing, but it’s also getting more complex, and selecting what products will be the best fit for your institutions specific needs is no small task. | | 3. NMC Report Identifies Analytics, Collaboration as Key Higher Ed Tech Trends | via EdTech Magazine Many of the innovations in higher education are fueled by technology. Each year, the New Media Consortium (NMC) partners with the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) to release the Horizon Report. This report looks at what is on the horizon in terms of tech trends in higher education. | Why This Matters: NMC’s Horizon Report is charting edtech trends that are poised to reshape the higher ed landscape. How do their predictions dovetail with your visions for the campus of the future? |
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| | Online or Brick-and-Mortar Learning? The Questions that Matter Most "How well students learn depends on the interaction among the faculty member, the student, the content, the support system and the technology. All five are causally intertwined. The technology may be better for one student than another. Certain faculty may be better for one student than another. The content may be more enticing for one student than another. And so forth. It’s not really all that different from the choices first-time full-time students make when they decide between a major public university and a small liberal arts college." —DR. BETTY VANDENBOSCH, The Committee for Economic Development |
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