This technology can boost student retention
As teaching moves from ‘sage on the stage’ to ‘guide on the side,’ educators are still mulling over exactly how technology tools can best help guide students learning.…
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5 technologies for student recruitment
With Millennials increasingly becoming more reliant on technology as a means of communication, colleges and universities eager to recruit the best and brightest are using innovative tools, both…
10 technology hallmarks for every campus
With so many technology options available today to help support and promote an institution’s campus culture, students and faculty, it’s not surprising that many IT leaders and campus…
Helping students land the right STEM internship
Internships provide fantastic on-the-job training and often lead to job offers after graduation. Many students find themselves stuck when it comes to finding and securing an internship. This…
Innovation corner: Technology solutions for boosting retention
Student retention, once a back burner issue for many colleges and universities, has emerged as a pressing issue for campus decision makers, who have increasingly looked to technology…
How to support faculty developing online and flipped courses
In an ideal world, we would all have custom, personalized support standing at the ready to provide just-in-time response to our need for guidance and support. Wouldn’t it…
5 reasons why the lecture is on its last leg
Though there are still many proponents of lecture as the main method of teaching in higher education, the lecture (while still integral) is becoming less of a 'must-do'…
New guideline identifies modern types of ‘blurred cheating’
Access to technology, and a propensity for students to share images and text on social media in their everyday lives is blurring the lines of original thought and…
Here’s how to meet the needs of online learners
When Title IV funding for higher education began in 1965, colleges and universities never imagined a day when learners would take classes online or create their own academic…
5 ways to get the most out of your course technology
Implementing technology—personal devices, blended environments, et cetera—definitely comes with a learning curve in terms of functionality. But outside of knowing which apps are great for the course material,…