Technology and new media

Existing model of outreach that seeks to inform an ‘ignorant’ public is broken, say experts

Axelle Lemaire says democracies are ‘suffering’ because of ‘broken links’ between academics and policymakers

Satirical scholars hit overdrive in the era of The Donald

Expansion into ‘digitally advanced market’ confirms platform is ‘firmly on the map’, says chief executive

Survey of students across 10 countries suggests handwriting and printed books have advantages over digital materials

Website provides vital documentation for studying Palestinian political history and its place within wider anti-colonial struggles

Jisc report for Hepi says technology is a ‘key tool’ in responding to challenges laid down by TEF

Institutions displaced by war in the country’s east have relocated campuses and adopted distance learning techniques to continue teaching. Hilary Lamb reports

Microsoft vice-president of worldwide education says technology can help universities’ mandate to aid students’ employability

Social science must return to qualitative research to understand social and political shifts, say Pamela Prickett and Elaine Howard Ecklund

Contributors hope resource will encourage students to avoid ‘assimilationist’ mindset

As with Moocs, virtual reality will not replace the physical university

International project to change curriculum helps UCL students avoid ‘sophomore slump’

Will virtual reality help students on campus and online learn better and more cheaply? David Matthews reports

Chances are you’ll get at least a bit of ‘spam dressed as lamb’ this Christmas

Copyright and intellectual property policy on lecture capture ‘evolving’, says report, but institutions should provide supportive advice to academics

Overleaf’s John Hammersley on what drove his doctorate and transition from universities to industry

Key finding of annual study into future pedagogical trends would mean students 'struggle' but gain deeper understanding

Web 3.0 could revolutionise the way higher education is delivered, but will it be used as a force for good, asks Martin Hall

We have all the elements needed to make online courses succeed, but institutional inertia at well-established universities stymies progress, argues Laurence Brockliss

A new study shows computers outshine real-life academics when performing some scholarly research tasks

Pearson’s use of IBM artificial intelligence system heralded as step forward in development of virtual teaching assistants

Platform to ‘continue developing’ an educational role after pilot broadcast in partnership with UCL

Spanish university’s new teaching space mixes videoconferencing and online collaboration with data analysis and emotional recognition technology

Most say data-driven assessments are not helping them improve teaching, Inside Higher Ed finds

FutureLearn's Simon Nelson says universities must go through ‘organisational pain’ of prioritising learning technology or suffer the consequences 

At THE World Academic Summit, academics and entrepreneurs debate impact of technology on teaching

LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman tells THE World Academic Summit that universities should focus on teaching undergraduates how to discern truth

Royal Academy of Engineering report reveals which countries are proving most effective in training up engineers to drive economic growth

Internationalisation is unpopular with swathes of the public and it needs a makeover, says Janet Beer

Unhappiness at university and ‘fear of missing out’ could be driving distraction during lectures, study suggests

Institutions accused of promoting ‘inaccurate’ depictions of themselves via social media

Student data could be used to avoid major issues with the proposed TEF metrics, writes Emilie Sundorph

Stanford University student Kiran Sridhar explores the role that higher education must play in mitigating the negative effects of technology

Gabriel Egan laments the narcissistic craving for others’ approval brought on, he says, by the use of social networking websites

People, and not just technology, are key to building a successful university website, explains Joe Hoyle

Lecture capture enhances learning and shifts the audience’s attention from their notes to you, argues David Grumett

Andy Miah, chair in science communication and future media at the University of Salford, on why academics should maintain their online presence

Warning from Nick Jennings, AI expert and new vice-provost at Imperial College London

Despite many advances, online programmes suffer from technical faults and a dispiriting lack of interaction, as two scholars found

Author of research into e-learning suggests faculty are eager to adapt their teaching to meet new demands

Higher education needs to embrace the positives of AI, not just look at the negatives, says Rose Luckin

The D-PLACE tool means anthropologists and historians can finally statistically test theories about what shapes human culture and society

Alice Bonasio on why it is finally time for virtual learning, and how Second Life never really went away

BIS-appointed anti-fraud agency says criminals could use photos to access latest designs

Sites like Patreon and Kickstarter allow backers to fund independent scholars, but for now, the sums are small

With truly immersive headsets now on the market, academics are beginning to explore how to use the technology for teaching

Higher education institutions should not fear failure when it comes to new technology, says Kerri Morgan

Universities are beginning to explore using a new set of social media apps as students give up on Facebook and Twitter

Open University explores whether webcams can be used to monitor learners' facial expressions or eye movements

McGraw-Hill Education chief executive says companies must work to allay ‘legitimate concerns’ of higher education staff

'Tesla’ initiative will combine anti-plagiarism software with facial, voice and keystroke identification technology

Paper finds that universities are more likely to interact with institutions that are geographically closer to them

Universities should use online platforms for conversations, not broadcasting, says Max du Bois

Academic casts doubt on universities’ spin-off success and impact on SMEs

University of Sydney assessments ask students to edit and write online encyclopedia entries

New ‘world-first’ Jisc project will allow students to compare their performance against their classmates’

US analysis questions link between Twitter success and scholarly merit, raising doubts about the use of social media data in altmetrics

More than a third of institutions suffer successful cyber attack every hour, study suggests

The release of millions of journal papers online reflects impatience with an outdated publishing model, says John Willinsky