Month: April 2017

Campus Leadership

A technology to improve STEM retention?

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learning analytics
Colorado State University (CSU) and the McGraw-Hill Education Learning Science Research Council will partner on a new academic research project designed to use learning analytics and educational data…
Campus Leadership

The dark side of higher ed’s ePortfolios-what really happened

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ePortfolio
Pre-dating the widespread use of blogs and personal websites, the 1990s era ePortfolio inspired storytelling about lifelong learning and everything that entails: formal schooling, personal reflection, career planning,…
Campus Leadership

University discovers how to bring expensive on-campus resources to online students

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MOOC retention
How do we provide near-ubiquitous access when students are geographically dispersed, use different types of computer platforms, and don’t have access to campus computer labs? Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS), or…
Campus Leadership

Want an inclusive student experience? Yes, there’s a campus app for that

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campus app
How can modern institutions implement strategies that support student engagement, retention and success, especially for low-income and minority students? How can they ensure students have access to the…
Campus Leadership

Brace yourselves: AI is set to explode in higher ed in the next 4 years

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AI report
A new report predicts that artificial intelligence (AI) in the U.S. education sector will grow 47.5 percent through 2021. The report, Artificial Intelligence Market in the U.S. Education…
Campus Leadership

3 ways new-to-online students can thrive with virtual learning

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virtual learning
Digital learning opportunities are widely available and abundant today. From MOOCs to digital study aids to virtual tutoring, there are many ways for students to hone their academic…
Campus Leadership

The 3 biggest Twitter problems for educators—and how to overcome them

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twitter problem
Despite clear advantages to advancing digital literacy, schools often experience considerable roadblocks to implementing digital literacy initiatives. Interestingly, accessibility often isn’t the biggest factor blocking this process—more often…
Campus Leadership

Are campus bookstores the key to online and digital learning success?

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campus bookstore
They still sell t-shirts for proud parents and coffee mugs with catchy slogans, but college bookstores are also going through a renaissance of sorts, using technology-supported measures to…