Stepping away from technology to avoid burnout
Technology will play a central role in the delivery of higher education this fall and into the future. Faculty will need to master e-learning platforms and exam proctoring…
These strategies can help institutions combat cyberattacks
It doesn’t matter where you look. Today, technology is everywhere. In educational organizations, tech has become a crucial part of the daily learning process, fundamentally changing the way…
Designing a digital narrative
Humans tell each other stories as a way of making sense of the world. One of the profound deficits of social isolation is that it puts barriers to…
COVID-19 ushers in a new era of cybersecurity
This semester, higher-ed institutions around the world have struggled to keep up with the digital demands of remote learning. As these organizations build the infrastructure that will support…
Solving 3 remote learning challenges
Almost overnight, the pandemic pushed learners of all ages — as well as parents, educators, and administrators — into remote learning opportunities. For many, this necessitated urgent advancements…
COVID-19: Creating a new education reality
With the onset of coronavirus (COVID-19), school districts, institutions of higher education, and educators are finding themselves in uncharted territory. COVID-19 hit hard and fast. And with that,…
Digitally shifting to create communities of learning
One of the themes of my forthcoming book is how a lot of our difficulties are caused by what I call McLuhanesque mistakes, which is translating systems created…
Cultivating a climate of data-informed decision-making at UMass Amherst
Even before COVID-19 became a key part of our vocabulary this spring, data-informed decision-making has been a trending topic of conversation among college and university leaders. Last fall,…
Back to school: Leveraging tech to adapt to the new normal
After months of being closed due to mandatory isolation measures, colleges across the world prepare to welcome students to campus once again as fall semester approaches. However, the…
How data and technology will drive the future of higher education
Many higher education institutions have been forced to create contingency plans for the incoming fall and spring semesters to run a campus without students, faculty and employees, and…