7 key trends in education for 2020
A few years from now, we may look back at 2020 and recognize a watershed moment for education. With many schools facing increasing danger from changing demographics, we’re…
Month: March 2020
Hundreds of Educational Resources
Started by a Facebook group and now driven by a nation of teachers, the list at the time of writing ... Read more
Free tool to better communicate with students
The Smore Template Center is comprised of pre-made newsletters that aim to address the variety of communication needs that you ... Read more
Embracing online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic
Growing numbers of colleges and universities are shuttering their doors to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. In turn, educators have had to respond by taking their courses online…
How schools can cope during a pandemic
By now, we are all familiar with the new coronavirus, or COVID-19, and have suddenly learned more about epidemiological terms like vectors, latency periods, and mortality rates than…
4 ways to deliver successful inclusive access programs
If you’ve been following the higher education press, you’ve likely noticed the coverage of the many issues surrounding inclusive access course materials programs. While the intentions behind inclusive…
Continuous learning is key to career stability
As robotics and advanced automation continue to spread throughout the American workplace, workers express conflicting and sometimes flatly contradictory attitudes about the impact these new technologies will have…
4 tips to prepare your campus for a coronavirus outbreak
The late American Hall of Fame Basketball Coach John Wooden aptly stated, “Confidence comes from being prepared.” This saying is particularly timely given academic communities’ recent focus on…
Addressing the challenges of supercomputing in higher ed
In 1964, the Control Data Corporation delivered a mainframe computer, the CDC 6600, to the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory in California for high energy nuclear physics research. The CDC…
Creating tools that bridge the gap between K-12 and college
To be honest, I cannot tell you how a single school-wide test in middle school helped me understand my potential career and college options. As a middle schooler,…