Dr. Henry G. Brzycki & Elaine J. Brzycki , Author at eCampus News

2 actions university leaders can take to impact student wellbeing

April 17, 2019 by Dr. Henry G. Brzycki & Elaine J. Brzycki

the words student wellbeing in bright colors

The acute wellbeing needs of young people today are at crisis levels, and higher-ed leaders know that college students require additional supports from their schools, parents, and counselors.

Classroom Innovation

Inclusive access programs offer tangible results to students and faculty

April 16, 2019 by Dr. Nelda Nix-McCray & Nina Brown

A group of college students working on laptops

The exorbitant costs of paying for college sometimes means that other priorities take a backseat. For students already struggling to pay tuition fees, necessities that help them succeed…

Campus Leadership

Reimagining the student onboarding experience through collaboration

April 15, 2019 by Jason Krall & Liz McClintock

3 university students with great onboarding experiences.

As the newly appointed assistant provost for academic operations, I was brought back to Carlow University in Pennsylvania to solve basic problems and reorganize the way we operate. Specifically,…

Classroom Innovation

How to use 360-degree video to engage students online and off

April 12, 2019 by Mfon Akpan

Man holding 360 degree 3D render icon over mobile phone

In their personal lives, today’s students have traded in reading for watching. Whether getting a makeup tutorial on YouTube or learning ways to crack the code of their…

Campus Leadership

Are work colleges the answer to the student debt crisis?

April 12, 2019 by Dennis Pierce

Rear view of a college student with a messenger bag walking to work.

Americans currently owe a combined $1.3 trillion on their student loans, according to the Pew Research Center. That’s more than double the amount owed just a decade ago—and nearly…

Campus Leadership

3 strategies to start reimagining the learning management system

April 11, 2019 by Tom Haymes

I wrote several weeks ago that we need to deconstruct the learning management system (LMS) and then reimagine it from the ground up as a “learning” system, not a…

Campus Leadership

4 things my college did to more than double our graduation rate

April 10, 2019 by Dr. Will Austin

Wayne County Community College graduation

I’ve spent most of my career in the community college setting and much of that time has been as president of Warren County Community College (WCCC), a smaller New…

Campus Leadership

4 ways our campus uses machine learning to build community and empower students

April 10, 2019 by Matthew Gunkel

College students sitting around a wooden table, studying and working on their devices.

In the past decade, higher education has experienced a major shift toward digital experiences. This change reflects the way in which the rising generation prefers to engage with…

IT Leadership

From LMS to NGDLE: the acronyms of the future of online learning

April 9, 2019 by Steve Baule

Icons of LMS, a graduation cap over a laptop, and other learning icons.

Just a few years ago, educators were excited to use a robust learning management system (LMS) in which course materials, class discussion boards, and grade information could all…

Campus Leadership

College sustainability efforts grow

April 8, 2019 by AACC 21st Century Center Staff

Last year, New Jersey’s Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) announced that it’s the first two-year institution of higher education in the country to reach a significant environmental milestone:…

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