Doubts about data: US survey on academic attitudes to technology Most say data-driven assessments are not helping them improve teaching, Inside Higher Ed finds By Carl Straumsheim for Inside Higher Ed 25 October
MIT Mooc launches essay grading option Experiment on online philosophy course marks a new path for humanities Moocs By Carl Straumsheim for Inside Higher Ed 6 September
Digital humanities scholars are like Silicon Valley ‘disruptors’ Controversial article argues such academics are – intentionally or not – leading a ‘neoliberal takeover’ of colleges and universities By Carl Straumsheim for Inside Higher Ed 9 May
Moocs-for-credit partnership sees slow start on completions Less than 1 per cent of those enrolled on Global Freshman Academy courses eligible for credit, but university involved says it is ‘positive first step’ By Carl Straumsheim for Inside Higher Ed 21 December
University hopes 'Wikipedian in residence' will tackle gender gap Online encyclopaedia is currently dominated by male editors By Carl Straumsheim for Inside Higher Ed 20 July
