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New comprehensive study provides foundation for the future of digital higher education

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A new, comprehensive metastudy of the role technology plays in higher education urges universities of tomorrow to capitalize on technologies that effectively support student learning, to embrace blended learning environments, and to customize degree programs to serve the needs of students in a digital age.  George Siemens, executive director of The University of Texas at Arlington’s Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Lab, is the lead author of “Preparing for the Digital University: A Review of the History and Current State of Distance, Blended, and Online

UT Arlington LINK Lab receives funding for continued adaptive learning research

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The University of Texas at Arlington’s Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab has received funding to support two postdoctoral students from Intel Corporation. The $130,000 annual award is based on work already under way in the LINK Lab, particularly around personalized and adaptive learning, which is a growing subset of learning analytics. “For schools and universities, adaptive learning holds the prospect of improving learner success, reducing degree completion time, and generating varied learning pathways,” said George Siemens, executive

UT Arlington’s LINK lab to lead global conversation on digital learning

The new Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge, or LINK, Research Lab at The University of Texas at Arlington has announced a full slate of fall events to begin a conversation on digital learning that includes experts from around the globe. “UT Arlington is joining some of the nation’s most prestigious campuses in establishing a hub for examining the role of online learning in the present and the future of education,” said George Siemens, executive director of the LINK lab. “The future is digital and we have to understand what role we play in that. We also want to explore how

Online conference to examine corporate learning and MOOCs

The University of Texas at Arlington is teaming with CorpU, a talent development company for major businesses, to host a two-day virtual conference on corporate learning and Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, June 18 and 19. The event, called “MOOCs: Scaling Corporate Learning,” is free and open to the public. Featured panelists and keynote presenters will include representatives from Google, AXA, the World Bank, Coursera and others. George Siemens, executive director of UT Arlington’s Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge (LINK) lab, said the conference will address a topic

Digital learning innovator to lead new research at UT Arlington

George Siemens, an internationally known expert and theorist in the field of digital learning, has joined The University of Texas at Arlington  to lead a lab exploring the critical demands new learning technologies place on higher education. The laboratory is called the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab, or LINK Lab. It will open this spring with Siemens as director. Siemens also is the director of the MOOC Research Initiative , a project focused on Massive Open Online Courses that has been supported by the Bill &

MOOC research to be unveiled at UT Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington  will host an international conference Dec. 5 and 6 where scholars focused on Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs will bring their most up-to-date research and connect with policy makers and consumers. The conference is funded by a $97,200 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to UT Arlington and will be titled “MOOCs and Emerging Educational Models: Policy, Practice and Learning.” It is a collaborative event with the MOOC Research Initiative , a project at Canada’s University of Athabasca that also

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