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5 Higher Ed Tech Trends for 2012
In 2012, higher education institutions will look to improve the learning experience through analytics and personalized learning environments, while reducing costs with digital resources and cloud technologies.
“What’s happening, especially with the prestigious institutions and the large state universities, is that because technology is evolving so much that those institutions are investing an incredible amount of money, despite their own budget cuts, into crafting online learning experiences that are as unique as the on-campus experience so that there is a true distinction and a true value that can warrant the higher tuition dollars and preserve the prestige of the… Continue reading
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Googling Education: Data from Google on Edu Searches
Despite having its largest year-over-year growth in the first quarter of 2011, searches for arts & design programs had their biggest year-over-year decline this past quarter. Searches for education and criminal justice programs also fell, while searches for health care programs remained steady. Of the areas in Google’s report, technology and liberal arts programs saw the biggest increase in searches over this time last year.
Continue reading: insidehighered.com
The Truth Behind Higher Education Disclosure Laws
The 2008 reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) included over 25 new information requirements on top of those that had been added since the law was first enacted in 1965. Unfortunately, some of these provisions are not working nearly as well as intended. In early 2011, researchers investigated scores of four-year colleges and universities to gauge their compliance with the information requirements of HEOA. The results were not encouraging. The large majority of colleges are in total noncompliance with some of the most widely cited provisions of HEOA: those meant to focus attention on the struggle of… Continue reading
Going the Distance: Online Education in the United States, 2011
The ninth annual survey, a collaborative effort between the Babson Survey Research Group and the College Board, is the leading barometer of online learning in the United States, based on responses from over 2,500 academic leaders.
Key report findings include:
- Over 6.1 million students were taking at least one online course during the fall 2010 term, an increase of 560,000 students over the previous year.
- The 10% growth rate for online enrollments far exceeds the 2% growth in the overall higher education student population.
- Thirty-one percent of higher education students now take
International Student Participation in U.S. Graduate Education Rebounds
Since 2004, the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) has conducted a multi-year empirical examination of international graduate application, admission, and enrollment trends. Data from this year’s survey reveal that offers of admission to prospective international graduate students increased 9% in 2011, the largest increase to occur since 2006 (see Figure 1). First-time international graduate enrollment also increased in 2011, jumping 8%, following a 3% increase in 2010. This year’s increase in international first-time graduate enrollment is also the largest since 2006. Total international graduate enrollment increased 2% in 2011, up slightly from a 1% gain in 2010.
This report first… Continue reading
