A Unique Approach to Shaping the Future Vision of Higher Education
An interesting story by Lisa Schencker of The Salt Lake Tribune caught my eye the other day. It is entitled, New website seeks input on higher ed’s future. Basically, higher education officials in Utah, struggling to shape the future of education to produce the kind of educated labor force they foresee will be needed in their […]
Online Learning to Make Snow Days Obsolete?
It has been awhile since we’ve had a post on the lighter side, so here’s one. It is about the end of a grand winter tradition most of us in colder regions remember as an unexpected gift as schoolkids: the snow day! Fact is, even while in college, if a major nor’easter hit, I remember classes […]
UMassOnline CTO Speaks Out About Agile Software Development in Higher Education
Recently in EDTECH, in a column entitled “Building the Agile University,” UMassOnline Chief Technology Officer Patrick Masson outlines the case for using …more collaboration, self-organizing teams and iterative or incremental releases when it comes to software development.
The column not only supports the idea of agile development based on the historical success rate of software development […]
GetEducated Names Two Online UMass Masters in Public Health Degree Programs in Top 12 Nationally
GetEducated.com, founded in 1989, describes itself as a consumer group that publishes online college rankings and online university ratings along the dimensions that matter most to online students themselves: affordability and credibility. Recently, following an independent national review, they released a list of the nation’s “Top 12 Best Buys” in distance masters in public health for […]
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