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How a risk assessment helps your campus safety efforts
A thorough, professional risk assessment typically can detect these weaknesses and many other hazards so that administrators can more effectively protect students and staff. But before we go much further, it probably would be best to define exactly what a risk assessment is, especially as it pertains to a school or university.
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4 tips to use chatbots to improve student success
Chatbots are becoming a common feature on college and university websites, and their presence and the assistance they can provide can contribute to student success and retention.
3 things that could make hybrid learning permanent
Institutions turning to a hybrid learning approach during COVID-19 could be on their way to becoming more student-centered, according to a new report.
‘Shortcuts’ to increase female enrollment in economics may backfire
Current best practices for encouraging more female students to pursue degrees in economics may actually have the opposite effect and worsen gender disparities in the field, a recent study from Oregon State University found.
Two key digital transformation trends in higher ed
COVID’s changes will fundamentally impact how education is delivered, and also will impact who can access it. What will this new environment look like? What is the impact on universities and colleges for students and staff? Although much remains to be determined, there are key trends emerging in regard to the future of higher education.
STEM spaces are emerging as new campus epicenters
There is an exciting convergence occurring on college campuses across the nation. At the same moment, STEM fields are becoming more popular and in-demand due to labor growth, and the STEM spaces where students work, study, live, and play on campus are becoming incredibly synergistic.
How one school does esports with equity
Although gaming and esports are perceived as a male-dominated industry, at Coastline College the three people leading the school’s esports program, the development of esports, and the curriculum associated with esports are women and women of color.
Fostering innovation through a community college partnership
A community college is partnering with local industry and government to launch a project intended to have wide-reaching benefits for its economy, citizens, and communities as it helps them push through COVID-19 hardships.
3 tech tools to engage students beyond the physical classroom
As remote learning begins to ease and in-class sessions start back up, more and more of these technologies will fade into the background. The tech tools with staying power are those possessing utility beyond the classroom—those that can be adopted for things like remote afterschool programming and tutoring sessions. These include technologies that aren’t meant to replace physical learning, but instead enhance it.
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Active learning without the barriers – how teachers respond
The University of Northampton moved to a new purpose-built campus on September 2018, the successful conclusion of a demanding project….