Dive Brief:
- The Unizin digital learning consortium has reached its first birthday with few major public signs of progress.
- Inside Higher Ed reports that member institutions are satisfied with the progress, but Unizin’s first two major features — content and analytics “relays” — are still being developed.
- The content relay was supposed to be ready by spring, giving faculty on member campuses a chance to search for digital tools and apps and then incorporate them into their classes.
Dive Insight:
While outside critics seem to be clamoring for tangible signs of progress, in part to justify the $350,000-per-year cost of membership, Inside Higher Ed reports that the 11 member institutions see Unizin as a long-term investment. Besides the content relay, which has been helped along by Unizin’s acquisition of CourseLoad, the analytics tool will give schools the ability to track the use of applications, platforms, and other content. Just by bringing many schools to the same table to discuss digital learning and strategize together, the consortium serves a major purpose.