Industry Thought Leadership 34

By Ted Saludes
senior vice president for global higher education, Unit4

One of the primary issues higher-ed institutions currently face when it comes to attracting and retaining students is the rising cost of education, balanced against the benefit of a college degree. With increasing costs, there's also a rise in the number of students who...

By Jeff Lewis, Ph.D.
founder and chief product officer, YouSeeU

While online courses have become a convenient option for students, their growing popularity has also exposed some significant challenges associated with distance learning. One in particular—how to foster community in online courses—is especially pressing. Unfortunately, digitizing aspects of the learning process has caused some...

By Tae Yoo
senior vice president, corporate affairs, Cisco

Twenty years ago, Cisco recognized a shift toward a knowledge-based economy. We felt it was important that everyone have an opportunity to participate in this economy—and that education, combined with technology, would have the power to achieve that. From this, Cisco Networking Academy was...

By Mike Oswalt
Executive director, organizational excellence, Illuminate Education, Inc.

Student data privacy and security are top priorities for edtech leaders. When asked to rate the importance of these topics, 68 percent of respondents said they were more critical than the prior year, according to an annual survey of K-12 chief technology officers from...