February 2019

Closing the affordability gap at Hocking College

February 28, 2019 by Shannon Moore-Zuffoletto

Boy with a stack of college books in one hand and a piggy bank in the other.

The path to affordability looks different from institution to institution. At last fall’s EDUCAUSE annual meeting in Denver, Colo., Betty Young, president of Hocking College in Ohio, spoke…

10 ways student support teams can solve common challenges

February 28, 2019 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

A maze depicting the struggle some higher ed student support teams face.

Student support teams are often pulled in multiple directions at once, and the demands placed on these teams often leave many students "on hold." Survey data from 40…

Classroom Innovation

How creative thinking transformed my classroom

February 27, 2019 by Meghan Holahan Roddy

Meghan Roddy chats with a group of her college students

As educators, we develop lesson plans with careful consideration and effort. When one works, we fall in love, hesitant to change it too much for fear that change…

IT Leadership

Universal design for learning: 3 aces up our IT sleeves

February 27, 2019 by Thomas Tobin

College students sitting at a table with laptops open

To become top-ranked poker players, aspiring superstars need to develop a core group of card-playing skills that go way beyond “know when to hold ’em, know when to…

Campus Leadership

Crazy! GMU unleashes food-delivering robots on campus

February 26, 2019 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a>@eSN_Laura</a>

A delivery robot on campus travels across George Mason University.

It's not quite The Jetsons (yet), but students at George Mason University (GMU) are able to satisfy their nutritional cravings with a little help from food-delivering robots on campus.…

Campus Leadership

Voice technology: the latest technology trend in higher education

February 26, 2019 by Laura Ascione, Managing Editor, Content Services, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A closeup of a smartphone with the Amazon Alexa app

As technology offers more ways to stay connected and access information, forward-thinking higher-ed leaders are leveraging voice technology such as Amazon's Alexa to help students acclimate to campus…

Campus Leadership

Do you treat your adjunct professors as add-ons?

February 25, 2019 by Angela Félix

In the real world, providing the necessary resources for full-time faculty to engage in college-wide assessment work is challenging, at best, and integrating an adjunct faculty cohort of…

Classroom Innovation

The latest educational innovation for career prep: micro-internships

February 25, 2019 by Dennis Pierce

A sunny picture with the words "Interns Wanted!"

Internships can benefit college students in many ways, but not every student has the means or the opportunity to work as an intern for a full summer or…

Campus Leadership

Using technology to fast-track student success at Temple University

February 22, 2019 by Jodi Levine Laufgraben

"Time to fly" written on a graduation cap

Long after diplomas are in hand and graduation caps tossed in the air, student loan payments remain for many college grads. According to the Department of Education, students…