With our "Interesting Reads" blog posts, the EDUCAUSE Policy Office highlights recent articles on federal policy issues and developments that are directly relevant to members or provide insights on higher education policy in general.
- "Higher Ed's Data Experts Face a Crossroads," Chronicle of Higher Education, August 31, 2017. (Can institutional researchers help colleges prove their value?)
- "Elsevier Embraces Data-Sharing Standards, in Step Toward Scientific Openness," Chronicle of Higher Education, September 5, 2017. (Publishing giant Elsevier endorses set of standards for open articles and data)
- "Adaptive Learning Growth Highlights Heightened Cybersecurity Concerns," Education Drive, September 12, 2017. (Massive growth in school districts' use of adaptive learning increases calls for more attention to how data is collected, used, and protected)
- "The Next Yik Yak?" Inside Higher Ed, September 12, 2017. (Islands app is expanding its base of colleges, but many are concerned its ability to post anonymously could lead to the same problems seen with the now defunct Yik Yak)
- "Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment," WCET Frontiers, September 13, 2017. (Adaptive learning courses need to be designed in a manner that properly aligns the intended goals, objectives, assessments and lessons)
- "College Textbooks are Going the Way of Netflix," Quartz, September 13, 2017. (Textbooks are increasingly becoming digital, with increased interactive exercises, videos, and animation and less actual reading)
- "Creating Data Faculty Can Use," Inside Higher Ed, September 14, 2017. (Q&A with Brad Phillips and Jordan Horowitz on ways to use data to increase completion rates and student success at community colleges)
EDUCAUSE Policy tracks and analyzes the issues likely to have the greatest impact on higher education IT and works with members to inform public and campus policy development.