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Campus +Industr y TECHNOLOGY HAPPENINGS IN HIGHER EDUCATION
BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. More than a third (38 percent) of college students in a recent survey from OnePoll and Dublabs reported they are somewhat worried or very worried that they won’t graduate on time. The top barriers
cited by students were: challenging curriculum (35 percent); financial issues (27 percent); additional responsibilities including work and family (18 percent); and lack of support/guidance from administration/faculty (8 percent).
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HAWAII SAYS ALOHA TO E-TEXTS.
The University of Hawaii System
has streamlined students’ access to affordable digital course materials through a Direct Digital Access (DDA) partnership with Pearson. The deal is part of UH’s Interactive Digital Access program,
which is launching this summer after a pilot in the Fall 2016 and Spring 2017 quarters. Pearson’s DDA model “enables institutions to deliver high-quality digital course materials, including e-books, MyLab and Mastering, and REVEL, to students on or before the first day of class at a savings of up to 60 percent,” according to a press release. Read the full story online.
SOCIAL MEDIA RESEARCH.
Underrepresented student groups are more likely to rely on social media channels in their college search, according to a report from Royall & Company, a division of EAB. The survey of 5,580 college- bound students found that first-generation, low-income and minority students were
more likely to learn about a school on sites such as Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram, and more likely to interact
with college and universities on social media. For most students, however, e-mail and mail are still the primary sources of college information. Overall, 78 percent of prospective students said they research college options through the mail or e-mail they receive from institutions, while just 33 percent said they get information by following a college on social media.
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CREDIT ON THE GO. Excelsior College (NY) and Cengage have come up with a new way for adult learners
to earn college credit: CourXam (pronounced korzam), a personalized mobile platform that combines course content with a college credit exam. The product is debuting with five CourXams focused on criminal justice, with MBA CourXams planned for 2018. Each criminal justice CourXam costs $450, which covers learning materials, an e-book, a full-length practice exam and
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