| The EduWire Daily Update offers readers a summation of the most critical news and trends in the higher-ed tech arena. It curates critical content for MOOC, Education Technology, Flip Classrooms, Learning Management Systems, Web 2.0, Pedagogy, Lecture Capture, Distance Learning, Classroom Audio, Classroom Video, Education Apps, Streaming, Control Systems, IT, and Security. | | Today's Top Stories | | 1. | Getting the Most Out of Collaboration Keeps Getting Easier | | | via EdTech Magazine | | | As a growing array of technology solutions creates more opportunities for collaboration, stakeholders on college campuses are finding that the payoffs are equally diverse. From improving students post-graduation prospects to facilitating relationships with partner institutions, video conferencing, 3D projectors and other tools make campuses a more enriching, engaging place to work and to learn. More
Why This Matters: With better collaboration tools on the market, students expect technologies that help them work together. How does your institution use collaborative tech to bring students together? | | | | 2. | Cheating the System? | | | via Inside Higher Ed | | | Most students will make an earnest attempt to answer homework questions without peeking at the answer, even if cheating is just a click away, a new study found. More
Why This Matters: You might be surprised, but it looks like most students understand that honesty is the best policy. Don't miss the results from this study you might just have more respect for students after. | | | 3. | Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn't Help Completion | | | via Campus Technology | | | A research project at Pennsylvania State University looked at how to improve the completion rate for people who undertake massive open online courses a rate that currently stands at a dismal 10 percent. The study examined the impact of putting learners into study groups with different kinds of communication based on their stated preferences. More
Why This Matters: With MOOCs, it seems as though we have more research on what doesn't work than on what actually does. How do you think this model could increase completion? | |
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Blackboard buys another company, this time a financial services outfit. Use BB to pay fees + tuition? #LMS https://t.co/0G5vdYX4NG |
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