How Technology Impacts Academic Success

ASTD Staff

Technology is not only a critical part of learning, it's an essential tool for communication and student-teacher engagement. This infographic from BachelorsDegreeOnline.com examines which technologies are most important to students and how technology impacts academ... More »

Sloan-C Honors Effective Practices in Online and Blended Education in Higher Ed

ASTD Staff

The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C), an association of individuals, institutions and organizations of higher education committed to quality online education, recently presented its 2012 Effective Practice Awards at the 5th Annual International Symposium for Emerging Technolo... More »

Cutting Room Floor

Catherine Lombardozzi

I had a chance this week to peruse the 2012 Horizon Report – Higher Education Edition - a publication of the New Media Consortium (NMC) that describes emerging technologies judged to be likely to have a near term impact in the world of education.  I am freque... More »

MIT and Harvard Announce New Online Instructional Content Platform

Cami Best-Jones

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced the launch of edX, a transformational partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global co... More »