Dr. John Holt, Author at eCampus News

What to know about higher-ed data breaches and vulnerable web apps

June 12, 2019 by Dr. John Holt

A broken lock illustrates the dangers of higher-ed data breaches.

The recent Georgia Tech breach where 1.3 million students, student applicants, and current and former faculty and staff may have been compromised is believed to be one of…

Campus Leadership

Ensuring success for community college students

June 11, 2019 by Paige Ponder

Community college students throw their hats in the air in celebration.

For generations, community colleges have been the unsung heroes of the higher education system, the engines of social and economic mobility in our country. This broad network of…

Student Success & Well-Being

5 things to say to students suffering from anxiety

June 10, 2019 by Christine Ravesi-Weinstein M.Ed.

Students suffering from anxiety need support.

Understanding anxiety is something that educators, parents, doctors, therapists, students, sufferers, and non-sufferers are still working on. Just like anything else we attempt to understand, we will never…

Campus Leadership

3 ways we’re improving student retention

June 20, 2019June 6, 2019 by Anna Billingsley

A professor helps students work on tablets, and universities are looking for ways to engage students and improve retention.

What is one of the most critical components of a tuition-dependent university’s bottom line? Student retention. With many institutions grappling with competitive admissions and declining enrollments, retaining students…

IT Leadership

How 4 universities use analytics to improve graduation rates

June 4, 2019 by Georgia Mariani

Four universities are using data analytics to improve graduation rates as shown by this graduation cap on a percent sign..

Graduation. It’s that exciting time of year. All the pictures on social media and from friends - all celebrating the students’ success. It’s also a time for many…

Campus Leadership

Guided Pathways to faster graduation: Supporting students with new tech

June 3, 2019 by Dr. Martha Lou Smith

A person stands on an arrow to indicate choosing a path, like the guided pathways program helps students choose their career path.

At Pearl River Community College (PRCC)--Mississippi’s first and oldest two-year academic institution-- our top priority is to help students complete a degree or certificate program in order to…

Classroom Innovation

Enhancing the student experience through hands-on, tech-based learning

May 31, 2019 by Clifford Kemp

Focusing on the student experience helped one university improve.

In a time where enterprises across all industries, from retail to finance, are evaluating their business processes and offerings to meet the technology advancements occurring every day, higher…

IT Leadership

Why simulations (not VR) are the next big thing in education

May 29, 2019 by Kirby Salerno

Simulations are the next big thing in education--not VR.

We’ve been hearing a lot recently about virtual reality (VR) as one of the hot new trends in education. VR will revolutionize learning, we’re told, because of its…

Campus Leadership

The TeCK Fund: Inter-university collaboration fuels faculty entrepreneurs

May 28, 2019 by Jerzy Sawicki and Paul DiCorleto

Dr. Moo-Yeal Lee, at left, an associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at CSU, received TeCK Fund funding to commercialize his technology to improve disease modeling through the use of 3D bioprinting.

Universities are constantly challenged to do more with less and to be “more entrepreneurial” about providing administrative services, while being asked to offer much more than just a…

Classroom Innovation

Teaching with 3D anatomy tools

May 24, 2019 by By Darren Hoffmann, Ph.D.

How is it possible that someone who has been involved in developing 3D anatomy technologies for 12 years took 7 of those years to find a way to…

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