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Digital Learning News in 'Inside Higher Ed' This Week
Among the topics: students spend less on course materials; Latin American universities share online courses; more medical students skip class.
The End of a Blogging Era at Harvard
As one of the first university-hosted blogging platforms prepares to wind down, concerns arise about the fate of its archives.
Student Spending on Course Materials Plummets
In the last decade, average student spending on required course materials has decreased by more than 30 percent, according to the National Association of College Stores.
Seeking a Middle Ground Between Publishers and OER
Top Hat strives to get professors to create their own textbooks and make them available free or for sale on its platform. Should traditional textbook publishers be concerned?
Fellows Following Up
A program designed to engage provosts in digital learning has catalyzed efforts on individual campuses and engagement among regional groups of institutions.
Accessibility Rules the Conversation
Administrators and professors alike wonder how their institutions' progress in making course content available to all students compares with others, as advocates continue their push.
Blockchain Gains Currency in Higher Ed
Despite lingering skepticism about the future of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the technology behind them is becoming a focus of university teaching and research.
Entrepreneur Strives to Enable, Not Disrupt, Higher Ed
A Q&A with Paul Freedman, who, unlike some of his ed-tech peers, focuses on nurturing companies that will extend the reach of traditional institutions, not compete with them.