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Federal Research Support for Universities Dipped in 2015
Federal obligations to universities for science and engineering declined by 2 percent in the 2015 fiscal year, new federal data...
Effective Teaching Online
Four authors of books about online course development offer guidelines for engaging learners in distance education courses.
U of Michigan Tests Automated Text-analysis Tool
As reported in Inside Higher Ed, high-enrollment courses often lead professors to assign multiple-choice quizzes, as more complicated forms of...
Study: Open Peer Review Lowered Quality
Open, online peer review attracts fewer and lower-quality reviews, a study by the British Journal of Surgery found. The journal...
Movers and Shakers: Marni Baker Stein
After two decades at traditional universities experimenting with new approaches to learning, a leader in the field shifts to an institution with innovation at its core.
Little Interest in Earnings Data Among Prospective Students
A new study from the Urban Institute found limited interest among prospective college students about graduates' labor market outcomes, despite...
More Than Just Cool?
Virtual and augmented realities make headway in courses on health care, art history and social work.
Academic Minute: Facebook and New-Parent Insecurity
Today on the Academic Minute, Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, professor of human sciences at Ohio State University, details why certain parents share...