All posts by Cait Etherington
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With TenMarks Amazon Moves to Dominate Education
August 26, 2017 Cait Etherington
First it was books. Then, it was other goods. Eventually, Amazon started to offer services, like home repairs and cleaning. So, maybe it…
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New Technologies Make Cheating Your Way Through College Difficult
August 25, 2017 Cait Etherington
Over the next few weeks, college-age kids will arrive back on campus. Once campus security and custodians deal with the clean up from…
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The Future of Education is the Microdegree
August 24, 2017 Cait Etherington
Microdegrees, such as Udacity’s nanodegrees, seem to be here to stay. More and more, what people learn in college holds little relevance once…
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Why Arizona State University is Giving Students Echo Dots
August 19, 2017 Cait Etherington
A few weeks ago, eLearning Inside News published an article exploring how Amazon’s Alexa and Alexa’s “family” of devices, including the new Echo Dot,…
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Low Faculty Salaries Hurts Online University Programs
August 19, 2017 Cait Etherington
For many years, postsecondary institutions have struggled to bring legitimacy to their online programs. Indeed, in the early 2000s, academics frequently made snide…
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William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty Uses eLearning to Train Brokers and Agents
August 17, 2017 Cait Etherington
If you’re looking to purchase a home, you are likely already familiar with the William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty brand. An established company…
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Instructure Launches Gauge for K-12 Educators
August 14, 2017 Cait Etherington
There is a growing trend in training to link training to metrics on employee performance. This means that rather than human resources departments…
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Infosys Contracts with Udacity to Offer Training and Nanodegrees
August 12, 2017 Cait Etherington
Last month, Infosys announced that it was partnering with online education company, Udacity, for a second consecutive year to further expand the Infosys-Udacity FastTrack…
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eLearning Transforms the Lives of Autistic Children
August 07, 2017 Cait Etherington
The Geneva Centre for Autism has been transforming the live of children and families with autism for over four decades. Indeed, long before…
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Could Algorithms Replace Teachers?
August 05, 2017 Cait Etherington
Teachers are far from perfect. Ask any parent with school-age children, and they will soon start to share stories about unfair and inaccurate…
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