Mission is key to MOOCs, online programs
According to IT leaders and CIOs the one question all institutions must first ask when considering going online is: “Why would we want to do this?”
Month: December 2014
5 keys to successful visual communications on campus
Digital signage screens are becoming a popular and integral part of the university campus visual communications. However most of the screens are not being utilized efficiently or effectively…
6 apps that block social media distractions
A collection of apps, lauded by educators and students alike, are helping to solve one of education’s biggest tech-related pet peeves: unnecessary distraction.
5 ways higher ed shuts down Common Core
According to a new policy brief, Common Core stops at higher education’s gate, offering little to no benefit for a student’s chances to entering college.
3 trendy learning terms that need differentiating
Not all trendy terms are created equal, explains an industry whitepaper, with the aim of helping educators differentiate seemingly similar concepts in order to more effectively implement them.
Campuses moving from online to On-Demand
IT experts are calling it a super storm of forces that’s changing the way a campus ecosystem operates.
New revelations about campus IT trends
Almost one in every five dollars spent on campus IT investments are made outside of centralized IT; in other words, almost $4 billion is spent in non-managed, non-measured,…
How to create the STEM building of the future
Faculty and admin are attempting to continue to meet the needs of their students for years to come by designing future-proof STEM education buildings.
10 OER resources every educator should know about
As textbook prices soar, tuition skyrockets, and educators need to provide innovative courses the open education movement and its OERs are critical.