What is a smart classroom?
Dawwson College in Montreal, Canada has three high-tech “smart classrooms.” Two of the rooms have SMART Boards; the third, and newest, is an active learning lab with eight Nureva…
Month: August 2018
3 ways ASU is reaching the “new normal” student
Emerging technologies are threatening traditional roles and have created a demand for new types of skilled workers. This challenge is even greater for people already in the workforce.…
The best way to get close to students? Teach a course online
I feel especially close to the 50 college students I taught in two back-to-back summer sessions. What made the experience so unusual was that my relationship with each…
6 trends shaping the near and far future of higher ed
An increased focus on measuring learning, along with putting more thought into redesigning learning spaces, are two trends with great significance for higher ed in the next one…
Addressing student success: strategies and tools
The call to action “Addressing Student Success” is by no means a small or simple task. The response cannot be a short-term project with easily achievable goals a…
Income-share agreements are making a comeback, but are they a smart bet?
Income-share agreements (ISAs), in which students pay reduced tuition up front for a portion of their salary after graduation, are part of the new strategy to expand access,…
These 4 areas are critical to higher ed’s technological transformation
Higher ed is in the middle of a critical--yet often invisible--technological transformation, according to a new report from the Center for Digital Education (CDE). Technologies such as augmented…
Makerspaces a growing trend, but will they deliver?
Makerspaces—physical spaces that create communities for collaboration, skill building, and equipment sharing—are multiplying on campuses across the country. These spaces give students hands-on, collaborative, and entrepreneurial experiences that…
2 ways to use social media to teach research skills
Social media offers four different ways to collect information from a substantial number of sources. First, you can apply knowledge organization to classify and catalog information or content,…
IoT on campus: where it is and how to secure it
If you’re paying attention to the development and proliferation of “smart devices,” it can seem like they’re everywhere: internet-connected thermostats, cars, vending machines, surveillance cameras, televisions, fitness devices,…