Gates Foundation Blog Post Filtered Feed

It’s Time to go Beyond the Credit Hour

Daniel Greenstein — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:16:20 -0700

The rigidness of semesters and courses and credit hours doesn’t work for adults who are juggling jobs, family and other priorities while they also work toward a degree – an elaborate dance that too often ends in students leaving school with no degree, but lots of debt.

Helping Consumers Find Value in Higher Education

Daniel Greenstein — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:49:16 -0700

A student’s investment in college is one of the biggest and most important decisions they will make. They should know whether the college they’re considering graduates most of its students on time, how often students transfer away from that college and how often graduates get good jobs. It’s in everyone’s best interest to help make college decisions well-informed decisions.

Rethinking Community College: A Look at New Community College in New York City

Dr. Scott Evenbeck — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:01:00 -0700

New Community College in New York City is taking a new approach to supporting student achievement.

A New Approach to Education

Alexandra Kamins — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:34:00 -0700

Black Mountain SOLE is the first residential self-organised learning community for students who want to become self-experts, unleash their passions and creativity, unlock their innovative and world-changing problem-solving skills, and learn by doing.

2013: The Year of Adaptive Learning

Adam Newman — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:15:00 -0700

Adaptive learning offers an opportunity to enhance the instructional effectiveness of colleges and universities and to deliver more personalized pathways to students. If 2012 was the MOOCs’ year for capturing venture capital and unrelenting media coverage, 2013 looks to be a big year for the adaptive learning space.

How Do We Address Higher Education Operating Costs? Start With a Shared Vocabulary

Maria Anguiano — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 03:41:00 -0700

The higher education industry and its observers have wrung hands over rising costs long enough. It’s time to create the common financial language that can explain it.

Gates Cambridge Scholars: Making an Impact

Elizabeth Dzeng — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:53:00 -0700

The first ever joint Gates Cambridge and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation event was held at London's Institute of Directors on Thursday, February 28th highlighted our shared values and vision and strengthened the bond between these two organisations.

Jumpstarting Adaptive Learning

Josh Jarrett, Rahim Rajan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:30:00 -0700

The Foundation is soliciting proposals from accredited U.S. colleges and universities for 10, $100,000 grants to help them create the partnerships necessary to launch adaptive courses over the next two years.

Changing The Way Students Bridge To College

Bree Obrecht — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:46:22 -0800

Developmental education, the coursework needed to get underprepared college students ready to do college level work, has been a major barrier to college completion.15 community colleges and six states participated in a grant project to find ways to do it better.

SXSW: Innovation and Technology In Education

Bill Gates — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 01:31:00 -0800

Finally, online learning and other educational technologies are taking off in a big way. As a result, the next decade is going to be a period of tremendous innovation in teaching and learning.