Campus Technology Goes Totally Digital August 14!
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Attention, print and digital subscribers to Campus Technology magazine: Look for an e-mail message on Aug. 14 with a link that will lead you to an all-new online, multimedia Campus Technology! This new interactive version of the magazine will replace the current print and digital editions. We will continue to carry all the quality features, columns, and news stories you've come to expect from Campus Technology while offering you more dynamic and immersive content. To learn more about why Campus Technology is taking this important next step in its history, watch Campus Technology Editorial Director Therese Mageau explain how and why the decision was made, and what you can expect, in this video. Current subscribers--watch your mailbox! And If you are not currently a print or digital subscriber to Campus Technology magazine, you can sign up for your free subscription here.
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Hybrid teaching methods that combine interactive online learning with limited classroom teaching produce equivalent learning outcomes to traditional classroom teaching methods, according to new research released recently. MoreThe current generation of college-age students could be the first to receive less education than the one that came before it. According to recent data, only half of those who start college complete their degrees--worse, only 12 percent among lower income students. But technology can help change that, according to Mark Milliron, chancellor of Western Governors University Texas. MoreCentral Connecticut State University has installed a 1.4-megawatt fuel cell power plant that will reduce the school's energy costs by $100,000 per year. MoreQuincy University has begun offering students at its Illinois campus an option to subscribe to a security service that will listen in on their interactions and track their location in case help is needed. MoreStudents at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) now have access to improved course video captioning, a service that is particularly important for the students of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID), one of RIT's colleges. More
An organization that partners with historically black colleges and universities is shifting its attention to K-12 in an initiative that will push its member institutions to help in the creation of new secondary "feeder" schools that will in turn offer both online and in-person courses. MoreStudents at North Carolina State University, both current and prospective, can now be matched to possible majors based on their Holland personality. MoreAuraria Higher Education Center will be issuing new "contactless" smart cards to students and staff. MoreThe University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) has implemented two new systems management appliances to improve its technology infrastructure, streamline its systems management tasks, and automate processes as it strives to securely manage an increasing number of devices and operating systems. MoreExamSoft, which offers a Web-based service for secure exam administration, will be launching a mobile application for offline test-taking on iPads later this year. More
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