All posts by Henry Kronk
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Project Chimera Uses VR to Put Remote Students in the Classroom
May 21, 2019 Henry Kronk
With education in all forms today, classes tend to be either wholly online or wholly face-to-face. While some hybrid degrees are gaining in…
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Age of Learning Invested $100 Million In Adventure Academy, a Game-Based Learning MMO
May 20, 2019 Henry Kronk
Game-based learning is a concept often applied in so many different ways and settings that it can be difficult to come to an…
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A Bipartisan Group of Senators Want to Collect More Student Data. It Won’t Be Easy.
May 18, 2019 Henry Kronk
In March, a bipartisan group of senators led by Bill Cassidy (R-La.) reintroduced the College Transparency Act (CTA). The bill would expand the…
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Online Engineering Courses Are Perfect For Massive Introductory Lectures, Right? A New Study Comes to Different Conclusions
May 17, 2019 Henry Kronk
As more research emerges about the efficacy of online learning, it becomes increasingly clear that course design must conform to context. A recent…
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Strada/Lumina Joint Report Reveals Professional Certifications Are Improving Job Prospects, but Gender Gaps Remain
May 14, 2019 Henry Kronk
Bootcamps, microdegrees, competency-based training, certifications, and credentialing programs have grown a good deal in recent years. While some—including many current learners—believe and hope…
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SPOT, Developed by Penn State Doctoral Candidate Nicole Wang, Aims to Increase MOOC Completion Rates
May 12, 2019 Henry Kronk
After a period of initial hype, MOOCs were written off by members of the media due to widespread low completion rates. While many…
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Should Companies Build Internal Digital Capacity or Outsource? With BenchPrep, McGraw-Hill Did Both
May 11, 2019 Henry Kronk
Disclaimer: McGraw-Hill Education has since announced it will merge with Cengage. The reporting for this article occurred before the announcement was made. The topic…
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Chegg CEO Dan Rosensweig: Translation Should Be An Aspect of Personalized Learning
May 10, 2019 Henry Kronk
Last week, Yahoo Finance brought Chegg CEO Dan Rosensweig on their show to discuss the higher education landscape in the wake of the college…
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7 Online Nursing Programs Will Soon Accept their First Cohort
May 10, 2019 Henry Kronk
Many educators have grown confident that the right teacher can teach any student at almost any level in any subject online, but it’s…
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Pearson Will Open Four New Connections Academy Virtual Charter Schools for the 2019 Fall Semester
May 09, 2019 Henry Kronk
On May 7th, Pearson announced that Connections Academy will open four new virtual charter schools for the 2019-20 school year. The four new…
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