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Friday, December 04, 2015

Check out Laura Devaney's Education news round-up today.

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Catch up on the most compelling higher-ed news stories you may have missed this week.


In this week's news, experts share what it takes to keep students on track for graduation; a community college shares its OER degree pathway; learn the trends set to turn online learning upside down; and now there's an app to help students pinpoint their ideal college.

Photo: eCampus News

Higher education agrees: Student graduation takes a village
At what stage of a student’s postsecondary experience does retention become a concern, and what can an institution do to keep its students on track?

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Community college shares OER degree pathway
Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute and open courseware provider Lumen Learning have announced a collaboration to publish 24 online college courses for two complete degree programs.

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7 trends that will revolutionize online learning
The idea that online learning could actually be better than face-to-face instruction has gained credence in recent years as new technology solutions promise to make the educational experience more personalized and engaging. Has that time finally arrived?

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Choosing a college? Now there’s an app for that
Boston-based app developer LTG Exam Platform has introduced a new feature to their free adaptive standardized test prep apps, Prep4SAT and Prep4GMAT, that aims to match students with their ideal colleges.

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Source: eCampus News