3 ways technology can enhance ed experiences
There has been a lot of focus recently on online learning and how it will impact the future of education. As technology takes a more prominent role in…
5 PD tips for the new semester
Faculty often want to learn more about technology integration, but have difficulty finding the time, or knowing where to start. Many understand the basics of technology in higher…
Op-ed: It’s time to drop the digital
It’s time to drop Digital from everything. Digital Humanities. Digital Marketing. Digital Branding. Digital Agencies. Just stop. Now.
The next big tech: Bringing 3D printing to the classroom
The rise in popularity for 3D printing in recent years could easily be considered the next Industrial Revolution. In fact, the theme of the Inside 3D Printing Conference…
Put me in, coach: Coaching the digital educator (part 2)
Welcome back. In Part 1 of this series, we discovered the downside to technological integration: that some educators remain uncertain about the best approaches, practices, and implementations for…
New iTunes U update has useful tool for educators
Apple announced on June 30 that they have enhanced the iTunes U experience for iPad users. For example, educators are now able to create and edit their own…
Unbundling and re-bundling in higher education
With the explosion of online learning, a disruptive innovation, there has been significant attention paid to the likely unbundling of higher education (see Michael Staton’s AEI piece and…
The best “geek” Masters programs
Businesses are being inundated with information and data, but struggle to make sense of it all. That’s led to a rising demand for data scientists and business analysts.
What everybody should know about Google’s new initiative
When Google recently looked at their company’s composition and realized that women only accounted for 17 percent of its tech employees, they wondered why. After much research, Google…
8 considerations for social networks in classrooms
In recent years, educators have witnessed an unprecedented acceleration of new and innovative technologies. It is not uncommon for teachers to have differing opinions about which tools are…