10 ways to ensure maximum tech effectiveness at your institution
Just two years ago, higher ed CIOs were scrapping for a seat at the table. Now they're firmly in the hot seat. In that short span, IT has…
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Why educators should use online assessments like gym equipment
You may think that comparing online assessments to hitting the gym is an odd comparison—but it’s an accurate one when considering strengthening learning pathways in students’ brains. Take,…
The new higher-ed STEM: Social, collaborative
Why today’s students must go beyond rocket science; and how it’s a university’s obligation. What is the first thing you ... Read more
University uses secret vault for improving data security
The University of San Deigo (USD), like most universities, isn’t expecting a cash windfall anytime soon; so they’ve turned to a simple data protection solution: passwords. Every day,…
Here’s how to better manage your data in 2015
Everyone has heard the meme or a close variant: 90 percent of all the data in the world has been created in the last two years. As suspect…
How to take adaptive learning to the next level
American InterContinental University shares how an in-depth training program built around empowering faculty is the key to optimizing adaptive learning technology for students’ benefit.
How to go beyond the basics of Flipped Learning
This is not your mother’s Flipped Learning. Often thought of as an instructional method whereby students watch online instructional videos at home and come to class prepared to…
6 steps to make your college workforce-ready
In the wake of President Obama’s SOTU address, national organizations and foundations are starting to bolster support for what they say are critical higher education-business pipelines, with the…
Teaching coding? How to select a programming language
Programming is more widespread and you don’t need a degree to be a programmer; it’s no longer mainly for scientists and engineers: students studying the humanities, students studying…
Outside-the-box assistive tech goes campus-wide
ADHD diagnoses have increased 53 percent in the last decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 2009 analysis from the General Accounting Office (GAO)…