Classroom Innovation

5 key actions to address inequities in higher education

June 21, 2021 by Angela Gunder, Chief Academic Officer and VP of Learning, Online Learning Consortium

Improvements are needed in student support, funding, and operations to adequately and correctly address inequities in higher education.

A handful of key actions are critical in addressing the opportunities and challenges in providing quality learning experiences for all students, according to the Online Learning Consortium (OLC),…

How can higher ed move blended learning forward?

June 17, 2021 by Jessica Rowland Williams, Ph.D., Director, Every Learner Everywhere

A new resource can help higher education faculty optimize blended learning strategies and options for students moving forward.

The future of blended learning has arrived. A new resource from the Every Learner Everywhere network, Planning for a Blended Future: A research-driven guide for educators, helps educators…

STEM spaces are emerging as new campus epicenters

June 9, 2021 by Charles Smith, AIA, Co-Director of Education Practice, CannonDesign

No longer just labs and math classrooms, today's STEM spaces are becoming hubs for the comprehensive student experience with STEM spaces.

There is an exciting convergence occurring on college campuses across the nation. At the same moment, STEM fields are becoming more popular and in-demand due to labor growth,…

How one school does esports with equity

June 8, 2021 by Shannon O'Connor, Editor at Large, eCampus News

A California community college is focused on building a supportive community for students interested in the school’s esports program

Although gaming and esports are perceived as a male-dominated industry, at Coastline College the three people leading the school's esports program, the development of esports, and the curriculum…

Fostering innovation through a community college partnership

June 7, 2021 by Keith Bailey, Grants Coordinator, Greenfield Community College

A community college in Massachusetts is establishing a rural innovation accelerator to help drive economic improvements in the surrounding communities

A community college is partnering with local industry and government to launch a project intended to have wide-reaching benefits for its economy, citizens, and communities as it helps…

3 tech tools to engage students beyond the physical classroom

June 25, 2021June 4, 2021 by Jay T. Ripton, Contributing Writer, eCampus News

COVID learning pushed students online, and even as many return to the classroom, tech tools are more important than ever

As remote learning begins to ease and in-class sessions start back up, more and more of these technologies will fade into the background. The tech tools with staying…

Enabling the next generation of citizen data scientists

June 3, 2021 by Manuel Dominguez, Senior Data Scientist, Nexis Data Solutions, Nexis Solutions

In today's Google-centric world, it's even more important to equip budding researchers with the right tools as they become citizen data scientists

Thanks to algorithms, predictive text, billions and trillions of bytes of data, cookies, and the like, we’re used to searching for a needle in a haystack and Google…

8 key steps to help universities enable upskilling and reskilling

June 2, 2021 by Vistasp M. Karbhari, Professor in the Departments of Civil Engineering & Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington

Upskilling and reskilling have tremendous benefits and value for adult students, returning learners, and communities as a whole

Even as institutions of higher education discuss how they might best meet needs of students in the future through traditional degree-based modalities, they face increased pressure to take…

Esports facilities level up on campuses

May 27, 2021 by Derek Sola, Gaming Leader, Gensler

Esports training spaces should be designed with an understanding of player needs, such as state-of-the-art gaming equipment, proper ergonomics, and amenities

As esports continues to integrate into higher ed curriculum, esports training spaces should be designed with an understanding of player needs, such as state-of-the-art gaming equipment, proper ergonomics…

ProctorU ends use of software-driven online proctoring

May 24, 2021 by Laura Ascione

In a major change to online proctoring, the company will move to live human proctoring based on data and concerns about fairness

Effective immediately, ProctorU will only provide online proctoring with live human supervision by a trained employee. The move comes as a growing chorus of people have expressed concerns…

5 key actions to address inequities in higher education

How can higher ed move blended learning forward?

STEM spaces are emerging as new campus epicenters

How one school does esports with equity

Fostering innovation through a community college partnership

3 tech tools to engage students beyond the physical classroom

Enabling the next generation of citizen data scientists

8 key steps to help universities enable upskilling and reskilling

Esports facilities level up on campuses

ProctorU ends use of software-driven online proctoring

Beautiful.ai Announces Free Pro Subscription to Students, Furthering Commitment to Education

Gale Partners With ASECS to Provide its North American Members Access to Eighteenth-Century Collections Online

Seven Generations Education Institute to Modernize Technology Operations with Ellucian Colleague SaaS

Felician University Names New President

Worcester Polytechnic Institute and All Campus Partner to Manage Online Degree Programs

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