All posts by Cait Etherington
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Ironically, You Can Now Earn An Exercise Science Degree Online
March 21, 2019 Cait Etherington
With online certificate, diploma, and degree programs in everything from law to hospitality, it was inevitable that someone would eventually launch an online…
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Public Universities Also Rely On Brands to Promote New Online Programs
March 18, 2019 Cait Etherington
Over the past decade, a growing number of established private universities have launched online degrees with considerable success. These programs include those offered…
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A Year After Separating From Its For-Profit Colleges, Bridgepoint Education Makes Strategic Acquisition
March 17, 2019 Cait Etherington
Last March, Bridgepoint Education announced plans to separate from its two for-profit colleges: Ashford University and the University of the Rockies. Following the…
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Turnitin Tackles Contract Cheating With New Solution
March 17, 2019 Cait Etherington
Back when many people were still using dial-up to get online, a crisis unfolded on college and university campuses around the world. Suddenly,…
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Parents In Developing Nations Are Also Worried About Kids and Mobile Technologies
March 16, 2019 Cait Etherington
Worrying about children spending too much time online may sound like a first-world problem, but a new Pew Research Center study suggests it…
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SUNY Canton Will Offer Online Cannabis Training Course in Fall 2019
March 15, 2019 Cait Etherington
Last fall, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo was up for re-election in New York State. His only real competitor, former Sex and the City…
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Online Learners Are More Prone to Multitasking
March 14, 2019 Cait Etherington
While compelling evidence exist to support the benefits of multitasking, disagreement pervails. Many educational researchers believe multitasking reduces a student’s finite cognitive capacity…
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Blackboard Inc. Sells Off Transact, Leaving Blackboard Mobile Credentials Behind
March 14, 2019 Cait Etherington
Last June, Blackboard Inc., one of the largest learning management system (LMS) companies in the world, announced that it was launching a new…
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New Study Finds Most Managers Prefer Robots to Human Employees
March 13, 2019 Cait Etherington
A national survey by two edtech firms, MindEdge and Skye Learning, has discovered that 58% of American managers prefer robots over human workers.…
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UMass System Announces Plans for Online College
March 12, 2019 Cait Etherington
Several state university systems have recently launched online colleges. These states include Indiana, which recently launched Purdue Global, and California, which is in…
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