Lindsay McKenzie
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Online learning leaders want to prioritize flexibility post-pandemic
A report exploring the impact of the pandemic on the future of online learning suggests many campus leaders want to offer increased flexibility in teaching modality to students. How they will achieve this goal remains to be seen. → Read More
University of Nevada Reno partners with Apple to address digital inequity
University of Nevada, Reno, works with Apple to give first-year students iPads and tech training opportunities. Will others follow? → Read More
Are colleges checking AI's work in remote exam proctoring?
Proctoring companies that use artificial intelligence to monitor students’ behavior during online exams typically require university instructors to review footage of unusual activity. But is that human oversight actually happening? → Read More
Community colleges launch consortium to share online classes
A national online course-sharing consortium for community colleges aims to expand access to online learning. It’s also an attempt to relieve budgetary and enrollment pressures after a particularly challenging year. → Read More
Ransomware Attack Takes Sierra College Off-Line
Sierra College, a community college in Northern California, is the latest victim among a growing number of higher education institutions targeted by cybercriminals using ransomware. Several college information technology systems went down May 18 and continued to be off-line throughout finals week last week. The college website as well as some other online systems were → Read More
2-Year Prison Sentence for College Employee for Wire Fraud
Beth Bing, a former employee of Unity College in Maine, has been sentenced to two years in prison for wire fraud. Bing worked in the college’s business office and used corporate credit cards to take more than $500,000 from the nonprofit college, which is located in central Maine. In a court hearing conducted via Zoom, Bing expressed remorse for her actions and said she would → Read More
Clarivate Acquiring ProQuest for $5.3B
Research information company Clarivate yesterday announced plans to acquire information content and technology company ProQuest for $5.3 billion. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Leaders at the two companies described their businesses as highly complementary during a call for investors. They said the acquisition will enable the organization to → Read More
Survey reveals positive outlook on online instruction post-pandemic
The experience of learning remotely during the pandemic left students with a positive attitude toward online and hybrid courses, a new survey suggests. → Read More
Student Sues Remote Proctoring Company Proctorio
A Miami University student named Erik Johnson is suing online proctoring company Proctorio. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, alleges that Proctorio falsely accused Johnson of copyright infringement and impeded his First Amendment rights. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to protect digital rights and free speech, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in → Read More
Repository aims to open geosciences to more blind college students
Finding few resources to support a blind student studying geosciences, a professor at the University of Kentucky found a way to create a library of tactile graphics so that others might make their classes more accessible. → Read More
Zoom addresses academic freedom and censorship concerns
After canceling controversial online events organized by colleges and universities, Zoom faced a backlash. Now the videoconferencing provider has pledged to let institutions moderate their own content -- with some important exceptions. → Read More
University of Colorado Refused to Pay $17 Million Ransom
The University of Colorado has declined to pay cybercriminals a $17 million ransom in order for the criminals not to publish stolen information on the dark web. Several universities, including the University of Colorado, Yeshiva University, the University of Miami, the University of California system, Stanford University's School of Medicine and the University of Maryland, → Read More
Coursera valuation exceeds expectations
Coursera’s initial public offering looked good for the company, which the market valued at over $7 billion. That's probably good news for competitors' valuations, even if it's not exactly clear which aspect of the online learning business attracted investors. → Read More
Accellion data security breach latest to hit universities
A list of higher education institutions affected by a vulnerability in supposedly secure file transfer software could grow, cybersecurity experts say. → Read More
Proctoring Tool Failed to Recognize Dark Skin, Students Say
The University of Wisconsin at Madison has changed how it uses exam proctoring software Honorlock in response to complaints that the software failed to recognize the faces of students with darker skin tones, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. Three UW Madison students complained that their exams were erroneously paused because the Honorlock software failed to register their → Read More
Brown Suspends IT Systems Amid Cybersecurity Threat
Faculty and staff at Brown University are being asked not to use computers running Microsoft Windows in response to a cybersecurity threat. The security threat was identified by IT staff members Tuesday. As a safety precaution, IT staff members cut off access to the university’s central data center and connected systems such as Banner, VPN, RemoteApps and some university → Read More
Cambridge University Press strikes deals for open access
Cambridge University Press recently struck dozens of open-access publishing deals with U.S. institutions, convincing many libraries to abandon their traditional journal subscription arrangements for the first time. → Read More
Unofficial online tours test colleges' brand control
Campuses threaten legal action against a company enlisting students to lead unofficial virtual campus tours. → Read More
Cyberattack on Maricopa Community Colleges Delays Classes
A cyberattack on the Maricopa Community College District in Arizona has disrupted the start of the spring semester. Classes at the 10 colleges in the community college district were supposed to resume this week after spring break but have been delayed until March 29. The spring semester will be extended by one week, to May 22. The hack was discovered March 16, and IT staff → Read More
Leadership Change at Zovio
Publicly traded education services company Zovio announced yesterday that Andrew Clark, its founder, president and CEO of almost 18 years, will leave at the end of this month. Clark founded Zovio, formerly known as Bridgepoint Education, in 2004. The company owned and managed Ashford University, which was once one of the largest online universities in the U.S. The university → Read More